word-vault
Version:
A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.
170 lines (169 loc) • 6.42 kB
JSON
{
"term": "explore",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "explore",
"heSheIt": "explores"
},
"pastSimple": "explored",
"pastParticiple": "explored",
"ingForm": "exploring"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to travel to or around an area or a country in order to learn about it",
"sensetop": "explore somethingexplore something for somethingexplore for something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "As soon as we arrived on the island we were eager to explore."
},
{
"text": "They explored the land to the south of the Murray River.",
"contextForm": "explore something"
},
{
"text": "The city is best explored on foot."
},
{
"text": "Westerners did not set out to **explore the world **until the fifteenth century."
},
{
"text": "Bears will sometimes explore urban areas for food.",
"contextForm": "explore something for something"
},
{
"text": "companies exploring for *(= searching for)* oil",
"contextForm": "explore for something"
},
{
"text": "We were keen to explore the region."
},
{
"text": "A day isn't really long enough to explore the town."
},
{
"text": "After the meeting you will be free to explore at leisure."
},
{
"text": "Bicycles can be hired if you want to explore further afield."
},
{
"text": "Stick to the main roads and don't be tempted to go exploring down minor ones."
}
],
"topics": ["Holidays", "Hobbies"],
"collocations": {
"verb + explore": ["be keen to", "want to", "wish to"],
"preposition": ["for"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to examine a subject or a possibility completely or carefully in order to find out more about it",
"sensetop": "explore something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "to **explore a theme/an issue**"
},
{
"text": "We will **explore these ideas** in more detail in chapter 7."
},
{
"text": "to **explore the possibilities/options**"
},
{
"text": "The firm will explore possible joint development projects."
},
{
"text": "A team was brought in to **explore ways** to create the most profit for shareholders."
},
{
"text": "He intends to **explore the relationship **between economic class and career choice."
},
{
"text": "a series of programmes in which she **explores the world **of ballet"
},
{
"text": "This course offers you the opportunity to explore the history of English."
},
{
"text": "We need to explore every possible avenue."
},
{
"text": "The study explores the differences between written dialogue and what people actually say to one another."
},
{
"text": "The research will explore whether there are common patterns across groups."
},
{
"text": "These questions have not been fully explored yet."
},
{
"text": "The film usefully explores some of the issues surrounding adoption."
}
],
"synonyms": "analyse",
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["extensively", "briefly", "fully"],
"verb + explore": ["need to", "be keen to", "want to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to feel something with your hands or another part of the body",
"sensetop": "explore something (with something)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She explored the sand with her toes."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪkˈsplɔː(r)/",
"audio": "ex/explore/explore__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪkˈsplɔːz/",
"audio": "ex/explore/explores__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪkˈsplɔːd/",
"audio": "ex/explore/explored__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪkˈsplɔːrɪŋ/",
"audio": "ex/explore/exploring__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪkˈsplɔːr/",
"audio": "ex/explore/explore__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪkˈsplɔːrz/",
"audio": "ex/explore/explores__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪkˈsplɔːrd/",
"audio": "ex/explore/explored__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪkˈsplɔːrɪŋ/",
"audio": "ex/explore/exploring__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘investigate (why)’): from French explorer, from Latin explorare ‘search out’, from ex- ‘out’ + plorare ‘utter a cry’."
}