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{
"term": "branch",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"image": "data/images/tr/tree.png",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a part of a tree that grows out from the main stem and on which leaves, flowers and fruit grow",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "She climbed the tree and hid in the branches."
},
{
"text": "the bare branches of a tree in winter"
}
],
"topics": ["Plants and trees"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["top", "topmost", "low"],
"verb + branch": ["cut", "prune", "remove"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a local office or shop belonging to a large company or organization",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The bank has branches all over the country."
},
{
"text": "Our New York branch is dealing with the matter."
},
{
"text": "The store is opening more local branches."
},
{
"text": "He has been named assistant branch manager at a new branch of the bank."
},
{
"text": "the Post Office announced plans to close another branch."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["central", "high-street", "local"],
"verb + branch": ["establish", "open", "set up"],
"branch + noun": ["chairman", "chief", "manager"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a part of a government or other large organization that deals with one particular aspect of its work",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Scotland Yard's anti-terrorist branch swung into action."
},
{
"text": "The idea was so popular, other branches of government copied it."
},
{
"text": "She was national branch secretary of the union."
}
],
"synonyms": "department",
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["central", "high-street", "local"],
"verb + branch": ["establish", "open", "set up"],
"branch + noun": ["chairman", "chief", "manager"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a division of an area of knowledge or a group of languages",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "the branch of computer science known as ‘artificial intelligence’"
},
{
"text": "Quantum analysis is a branch of statistics."
},
{
"text": "The aim is to bring together researchers from different branches of geography."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "a smaller or less important part of a river, road, railway, etc. that leads away from the main part",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a branch of the Rhine"
},
{
"text": "a **branch line** *(= a small line off a main railway line, often in country areas)*"
}
],
"topics": ["Transport by bus and train", "Geography"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["top", "topmost", "low"],
"verb + branch": ["cut", "prune", "remove"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "a group of members of a family who all have the same ancestors",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "My uncle's branch of the family emigrated to Canada."
}
],
"topics": ["Family and relationships"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "completely and in a way that affects every part of something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The government set out to destroy the organization root and branch."
},
{
"text": "root-and-branch reforms"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/brɑːntʃ/",
"audio": "br/branch/branch__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/bræntʃ/",
"audio": "br/branch/branch__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French branche, from late Latin branca ‘paw’."
}