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{
"term": "concept",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"academic": true,
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "an idea or a principle that is connected with something abstract",
"sensetop": "concept of somethingconcept that…the concept behind something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "the concept of social class",
"contextForm": "concept of something"
},
{
"text": "helping students grasp abstract concepts such as leadership and teamwork"
},
{
"text": "basic/fundamental/key/core concepts"
},
{
"text": "the concept that everyone should have equality of opportunity",
"contextForm": "concept that…"
},
{
"text": "the concepts behind an artist's work",
"contextForm": "the concept behind something"
},
{
"text": "Sustainability is quite a broad concept."
},
{
"text": "Culture is a fairly nebulous concept."
},
{
"text": "He formulated the concept of imaginary time."
},
{
"text": "Not all companies have embraced the concept of diversity in the workplace."
},
{
"text": "She finds it difficult to grasp abstract concepts."
},
{
"text": "Students must be able to apply classroom concepts to practical situations."
},
{
"text": "We have a pretty clear concept of what we want to do."
},
{
"text": "The book provides concrete interpretations of some rather abstract concepts."
},
{
"text": "The concept of ‘adequate medical care’ is too vague."
},
{
"text": "The concept of my book is very simple."
},
{
"text": "The whole concept of responsibility was alien to him."
},
{
"text": "the need to create new words to frame new concepts"
},
{
"text": "Industry has endorsed the concept that every young person should have the opportunity of work experience before leaving school."
},
{
"text": "The concept of infinity is almost impossible for us to comprehend."
},
{
"text": "We discussed concepts such as ‘democracy’ and ‘equality’."
},
{
"text": "We need to instil in children basic concepts of right and wrong."
},
{
"text": "He can't grasp the basic concepts of mathematics."
},
{
"text": "concepts such as ‘civilization’ and ‘government’"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["basic", "simple", "broad"],
"verb + concept": ["have", "grasp", "understand"],
"preposition": ["concept of"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "an idea for something new",
"sensetop": "concept in something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a novel/innovative concept"
},
{
"text": "an exciting new concept in city living",
"contextForm": "concept in something"
},
{
"text": "a novel marketing concept"
},
{
"text": "a design concept for a new school"
},
{
"text": "He has no concept of structure, which is surprising for a man who learnt his craft in the theatre."
},
{
"text": "I was the kind of child that had absolutely no concept of patience."
},
{
"text": "People have no concept of what he has done for this industry."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈkɒnsept/",
"audio": "xc/concept/xconcept__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈkɑːnsept/",
"audio": "xc/concept/xconcept__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘thought, imagination’): from Latin conceptum ‘something conceived’, from Latin concept- ‘conceived’, from concipere, from com- ‘together’ + capere ‘take’"
}