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{
"term": "expose",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"academic": true,
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "expose",
"heSheIt": "exposes"
},
"pastSimple": "exposed",
"pastParticiple": "exposed",
"ingForm": "exposing"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to show something that is usually hidden",
"sensetop": "expose somethingexpose something to somebody",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "He smiled suddenly, exposing a set of amazingly white teeth.",
"contextForm": "expose something"
},
{
"text": "Miles of sand are exposed at low tide."
},
{
"text": "My job as a journalist is to expose the truth."
},
{
"text": "He did not want to expose his fears and insecurity to anyone.",
"contextForm": "expose something to somebody"
},
{
"text": "She lifted her chin to expose a small scar on her neck."
},
{
"text": "He was outclassed by an Aston Villa side that cruelly exposed his lack of pace."
},
{
"text": "a report which clearly exposes the weakness of the government's economic policy"
}
],
"synonyms": "reveal",
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["completely", "fully", "briefly"],
"preposition": ["to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to tell the true facts about a person or a situation, and show them/it to be dishonest, illegal, etc.",
"sensetop": "expose somebody/somethingexpose somebody/something as something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "He threatened to expose the racism that existed within the police force.",
"contextForm": "expose somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "She was exposed as a liar and a fraud.",
"contextForm": "expose somebody/something as something"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["fully", "clearly", "publicly"],
"verb + expose": ["threaten to", "seek to", "try to"],
"preposition": ["as"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to put somebody/something in a place or situation where they are not protected from something harmful or unpleasant",
"sensetop": "expose somebody/something/yourselfexpose somebody/something/yourself to something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "This tactic allowed the rebels to attack without the risk of exposing themselves.",
"contextForm": "expose somebody/something/yourself"
},
{
"text": "Children are being exposed to new dangers on the internet.",
"contextForm": "expose somebody/something/yourself to something"
},
{
"text": "Do not expose babies to strong sunlight."
},
{
"text": "You could be exposing yourself to unnecessary risks when driving alone."
},
{
"text": "The roof collapsed, exposing the timbers to the elements."
},
{
"text": "These drawings must not be exposed to the air."
},
{
"text": "The general public is constantly exposed to radiation."
},
{
"text": "The cells were not exposed to any radiation at all."
},
{
"text": "to expose yourself to ridicule"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["directly", "constantly", "repeatedly"],
"preposition": ["to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "to let somebody find out about something by giving them experience of it or showing them what it is like",
"sensetop": "expose somebody to something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "We want to expose the kids to as much art and culture as possible."
},
{
"text": "mountain communities that had not been exposed to tourism before"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "to allow light into a camera when taking a photograph",
"sensetop": "expose something",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "a person who exposes himself or herself, shows their sexual organs in public in a way that is offensive to other people",
"sensetop": "expose yourself",
"examples": [],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["fully", "clearly", "publicly"],
"verb + expose": ["threaten to", "seek to", "try to"],
"preposition": ["as"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪkˈspəʊz/",
"audio": "ex/expose/expose__gb_2.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪkˈspəʊzɪz/",
"audio": "ex/expose/exposes__gb_2.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪkˈspəʊzd/",
"audio": "ex/expose/exposed__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪkˈspəʊzɪŋ/",
"audio": "ex/expose/exposing__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪkˈspəʊz/",
"audio": "ex/expose/expose__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪkˈspəʊzɪz/",
"audio": "ex/expose/exposes__us_2.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪkˈspəʊzd/",
"audio": "ex/expose/exposed__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪkˈspəʊzɪŋ/",
"audio": "ex/expose/exposing__us_2.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}