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{
"term": "deadline",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a point in time by which something must be done",
"sensetop": "deadline for something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I prefer to **work to a deadline**."
},
{
"text": "The deadline for applications is 30 April.",
"contextForm": "deadline for something"
},
{
"text": "It will be a struggle to meet the deadline."
},
{
"text": "She began to panic as the deadline approached."
},
{
"text": "The Wednesday deadline passed without any communication from the rebel leader."
},
{
"text": "The deadline set by the High Court is Monday 3rd March."
},
{
"text": "We're asking them to extend the deadline."
},
{
"text": "They're working to a very tight deadline."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["strict", "tight"],
"verb + deadline": ["face", "have", "work to"],
"deadline + verb": ["approach", "loom", "near"],
"preposition": [
"before a/the deadline",
"by a/the deadline",
"deadline for"
]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈdedlaɪn/",
"audio": "de/deadline/deadline__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈdedlaɪn/",
"audio": "de/deadline/deadline__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}