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{ "term": "examination", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "b2", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "a formal written, spoken or practical test, especially at school or college, to see how much you know about a subject, or what you can do", "sensetop": "examination in somethingexamination for something", "labels": "(formal)", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "successful candidates in GCSE examinations" }, { "text": "to **sit an examination** in mathematics", "contextForm": "examination in something" }, { "text": "In 1864 he **passed the examination** for the Indian Civil Service.", "contextForm": "examination for something" }, { "text": "Applicants are selected for jobs on the results of a competitive examination." }, { "text": "He failed his examination in history." }, { "text": "She has just completed her final examinations at London University." }, { "text": "He was marking school examination papers during the summer vacation." }, { "text": "One of the teacher's principal duties is to prepare students for external examinations." }, { "text": "She will take her examinations later this year." }, { "text": "Students may enter for both examinations." }, { "text": "The examinations are set by individual teachers." }, { "text": "The stiff entrance examination removes 60 per cent of prospective students." }, { "text": "an examination on human anatomy" }, { "text": "the faults in the examination system" }, { "text": "There has been a fall in the number of examination candidates." } ], "topics": ["Education"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["certification", "entrance", "final"], "verb + examination": ["prepare for", "study for", "do"], "examination + noun": ["paper", "question", "results"], "preposition": ["examination in", "examination on"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "the act of looking at or considering something very carefully", "sensetop": "after (an) examinationon examinationunder examinationexamination by somebody", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Careful examination of the ruins revealed an even earlier temple." }, { "text": "The issue needs **further examination**." }, { "text": "The review is the most **detailed examination** of policing since 1992." }, { "text": "The chapter concludes with a brief examination of some of the factors causing family break-up." }, { "text": "After a thorough examination, they announced that the suspicious device was harmless.", "contextForm": "after (an) examination" }, { "text": "**On closer examination** it was found that the signature was not genuine.", "contextForm": "on examination" }, { "text": "Your proposals are still under examination.", "contextForm": "under examination" }, { "text": "The party would open up the issue to examination by a Senate Committee.", "contextForm": "examination by somebody" }, { "text": "Constraints of space do not permit a thorough examination of all of these points." }, { "text": "His ideas about social change do not stand up to close examination." }, { "text": "The school curriculum has undergone critical examination in recent years." }, { "text": "This argument requires examination from several angles." } ], "topics": ["Opinion and argument"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["careful", "close", "complete"], "verb + examination": ["carry out", "conduct", "do"], "examination + verb": [ "confirm something", "demonstrate something", "reveal something" ], "examination + noun": ["couch", "table", "room"], "preposition": ["on examination", "under examination", "examination on"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "a close look at something/somebody, especially to see if there is anything wrong or to find the cause of a problem", "sensetop": "examination by somebody", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a **medical/physical examination**" }, { "text": "a **post-mortem/forensic examination**" }, { "text": "Regular breast examination is advised." }, { "text": "A specialist should carry out an examination of the patient." }, { "text": "Diagnosis can be made only by direct examination of affected brain tissue." }, { "text": "Further examination by an orthopaedic surgeon will be needed today.", "contextForm": "examination by somebody" }, { "text": "A visual examination corroborated this." }, { "text": "I was advised to have a full eyesight examination." }, { "text": "Patients were asked to lie on the examination table." }, { "text": "She lay on the examination couch and waited for the doctor to return." }, { "text": "They rushed her into the examination room." }, { "text": "We did examinations on the bodies." }, { "text": "We will make a more thorough examination of the area later." }, { "text": "a microscopic examination of the cell structure" }, { "text": "a periodic health examination" }, { "text": "a routine breast examination" }, { "text": "genital checks and other intimate examinations" } ], "topics": ["Healthcare"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["careful", "close", "complete"], "verb + examination": ["carry out", "conduct", "do"], "examination + verb": [ "confirm something", "demonstrate something", "reveal something" ], "examination + noun": ["couch", "table", "room"], "preposition": ["on examination", "under examination", "examination on"] } } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ɪɡˌzæmɪˈneɪʃn/", "audio": "ex/examination/examination__gb_2.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ɪɡˌzæmɪˈneɪʃn/", "audio": "ex/examination/examination__us_4.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (also in the sense ‘testing (one's conscience) by a standard’): via Old French from Latin examinatio(n-), from examinare ‘weigh, test’, from examen ‘examination’." }