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{
"term": "contest",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a competition in which people try to win something",
"sensetop": "in a contestcontest between A and Bcontest with somebodycontest to do something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "to hold a singing/talent contest"
},
{
"text": "to **enter/win a contest**"
},
{
"text": "She was awarded the first prize in an essay contest .",
"contextForm": "in a contest"
},
{
"text": "It was a close contest between two evenly matched crews.",
"contextForm": "contest between A and B"
},
{
"text": "He said he had enjoyed the contest with his rival for the title .",
"contextForm": "contest with somebody"
},
{
"text": "a contest to win a free tickets to the concert",
"contextForm": "contest to do something"
},
{
"text": "He won his opening contest against Costa of Argentina."
},
{
"text": "She has injured her knee and is now out of the contest."
},
{
"text": "Sporting contests are held in the arena."
},
{
"text": "The New Zealanders are looking forward to future contests with South Africa."
},
{
"text": "The contest was too one-sided to be exciting."
},
{
"text": "The contestants are eliminated one by one until the last two compete in a head-to-head contest."
},
{
"text": "The other bidders for the contract complained that it had not been a fair contest."
},
{
"text": "They won the doubles contest against the Williams sisters."
},
{
"text": "This contest is wide open: any of half a dozen teams could win it."
},
{
"text": "the contest between these two great boxers"
},
{
"text": "She's the favourite for this year's Eurovision Song Contest."
},
{
"text": "To enter the contest, simply send an email to this address…"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["close", "equal", "even"],
"verb + contest": ["have", "hold", "run"],
"contest + verb": ["take place"],
"preposition": [
"during a/the contest",
"in a/the contest",
"out of a/the contest"
],
"phrases": [
"a contest of skills",
"a contest of strength",
"be no contest"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a struggle to gain control or power",
"sensetop": "in a contestcontest for somethingcontest between A and Bcontest with somebodycontest to do something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "the **leadership/presidential contest**"
},
{
"text": "Both parties are predicting victory in this close contest.",
"contextForm": "in a contest"
},
{
"text": "a contest for the leadership of the party",
"contextForm": "contest for something"
},
{
"text": "a contest between traditional and liberal views",
"contextForm": "contest between A and B"
},
{
"text": "It looks like being a close-fought contest with the Conservatives.",
"contextForm": "contest with somebody"
},
{
"text": "the contest to gain control of the party",
"contextForm": "contest to do something"
},
{
"text": "During the election contest newspapers are not allowed to publish public opinion polls."
},
{
"text": "In the animal kingdom intruders usually lose contests over territories."
}
],
"topics": ["Politics"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["close", "equal", "even"],
"verb + contest": ["have", "hold", "run"],
"contest + verb": ["take place"],
"preposition": [
"during a/the contest",
"in a/the contest",
"out of a/the contest"
],
"phrases": [
"a contest of skills",
"a contest of strength",
"be no contest"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to say that one side in a competition is so much stronger or better than the other that it is sure to win easily",
"examples": [],
"topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈkɒntest/",
"audio": "xc/contest/xcontest__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈkɑːntest/",
"audio": "xc/contest/xcontest__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late 16th cent. (as a verb in the sense ‘swear to, attest’): from Latin contestari ‘call upon to witness, initiate (by calling witnesses)’, from con- ‘together’ + testare ‘to witness’. The senses ‘wrangle, struggle for’ arose in the early 17th cent., which gave rise to the current noun and verb senses."
}