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{
"term": "dislike",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "dislike",
"heSheIt": "dislikes"
},
"pastSimple": "disliked",
"pastParticiple": "disliked",
"ingForm": "disliking"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to not like somebody/something",
"sensetop": "dislike somebody/somethingdislike doing somethingdislike somebody/something doing somethingdislike it when…dislike something about somebody/something",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Why do you dislike him so much?",
"contextForm": "dislike somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "She disliked her boss intensely."
},
{
"text": "There are very few foods that I **actively dislike**."
},
{
"text": "I dislike being away from my family.",
"contextForm": "dislike doing something"
},
{
"text": "**Much as she disliked** going to funerals *(= although she did not like it at all)*, she knew she had to be there."
},
{
"text": "He disliked her staying away from home.",
"contextForm": "dislike somebody/something doing something"
},
{
"text": "He disliked it when she behaved badly in front of his mother.",
"contextForm": "dislike it when…"
},
{
"text": "What did you dislike about the movie?",
"contextForm": "dislike something about somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "The new teacher was widely disliked."
},
{
"text": "The new regime is universally disliked."
},
{
"text": "If anyone really dislikes this colour, please tell me."
},
{
"text": "He was disliked by most of his contemporaries."
},
{
"text": "Though he seemed charming, the girl instinctively disliked him."
},
{
"text": "Not only would she rather not go swimming, she actively dislikes it."
},
{
"text": "He simply disliked working with committees and avoided it whenever possible."
},
{
"text": "Most people dislike going to the dentist."
},
{
"text": "Much as she disliked asking for help, she knew she had to."
},
{
"text": "He disliked it when she phoned him so late at night."
}
],
"topics": ["Preferences and decisions"],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["cordially", "greatly", "heartily"],
"phrases": [
"be generally disliked",
"be universally disliked",
"be widely disliked"
]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪsˈlaɪk/",
"audio": "di/dislike/dislike__gb_2.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪsˈlaɪks/",
"audio": "di/dislike/dislikes__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪsˈlaɪkt/",
"audio": "di/dislike/disliked__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪsˈlaɪkɪŋ/",
"audio": "di/dislike/disliking__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪsˈlaɪk/",
"audio": "di/dislike/dislike__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪsˈlaɪks/",
"audio": "di/dislike/dislikes__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪsˈlaɪkt/",
"audio": "di/dislike/disliked__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/dɪsˈlaɪkɪŋ/",
"audio": "di/dislike/disliking__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}