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{
"term": "food",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "things that people or animals eat",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Pat had prepared **food and drink** for the work party."
},
{
"text": "to grow/cook/serve/eat food"
},
{
"text": "Do you like Italian food?"
},
{
"text": "Demand for **organic food** has been growing fast."
},
{
"text": "Families that eat together consume healthier food."
},
{
"text": "the **food industry**"
},
{
"text": "People worry about **food safety** *(= if food is safe to eat)*."
},
{
"text": "steps to protect the nation's **food supply**"
},
{
"text": "Global **food shortages** and crop failures would have a devastating effect."
},
{
"text": "**baby food** *(= prepared especially for babies)*"
},
{
"text": "**cat/dog/pet food** *(= for a cat/dog/pet to eat)*"
},
{
"text": "You should eat more **fresh foods**."
},
{
"text": "The store specializes in **frozen foods**."
},
{
"text": "After three days without food, the men were close to starvation."
},
{
"text": "Always take great care when handling food."
},
{
"text": "Bears store food for the winter."
},
{
"text": "Does the food taste good?"
},
{
"text": "EU food policy"
},
{
"text": "Essential oils can be bought from most good health food shops"
},
{
"text": "Everyone has the right to adequate food and clean water."
},
{
"text": "Farmers are not producing enough food for the country's growing population."
},
{
"text": "Food and water were running out."
},
{
"text": "Food is short here, and people go hungry."
},
{
"text": "Fruit is an important food source for bats."
},
{
"text": "He obviously enjoys good food."
},
{
"text": "He put out food for the birds."
},
{
"text": "His doctor warned him to reduce his daily food intake."
},
{
"text": "I am trying to cut my weekly food bill by one third."
},
{
"text": "Keep food fresher for longer with our new sealable containers."
},
{
"text": "Lack of proper food led to much illness among seamen."
},
{
"text": "Most mammals use their sense of smell to find food."
},
{
"text": "basic food crops such as beans and corn"
},
{
"text": "Plankton is at the bottom of the marine food chain."
},
{
"text": "Please cut up the food for your baby sister."
},
{
"text": "She fed her baby on wholesome food."
},
{
"text": "She had had no food for two days."
},
{
"text": "She told the kids not to gulp down their food."
},
{
"text": "Stop playing with your food like a baby!"
},
{
"text": "Taste the food and tell me what you think."
},
{
"text": "Thanks to international aid, the town had been supplied with food for nine months."
},
{
"text": "The UN has been issuing emergency food supplies to the refugees."
},
{
"text": "The centre offers food and accommodation for students."
},
{
"text": "The city was under siege and began to run short of food."
},
{
"text": "The country intends to increase its share of the European food market."
},
{
"text": "The female eagle broods and the male hunts for food."
},
{
"text": "The fish market is a ready food supply for seabirds."
},
{
"text": "There has been a food scare over salmonella in eggs."
},
{
"text": "There was a smell of food from the kitchen"
},
{
"text": "They sat down at the restaurant table and immediately ordered their food."
},
{
"text": "Who's doing the food for the party?"
},
{
"text": "a restaurant that serves good healthy food"
},
{
"text": "animals that are killed for food"
},
{
"text": "the amount of food that an average family consumes in a week"
},
{
"text": "Food shortages have led to famine in many parts of the country."
},
{
"text": "Healthy food can and should be delicious"
},
{
"text": "Ice cream is my comfort food of choice."
},
{
"text": "shortages of food"
},
{
"text": "Britain's first organic food market"
},
{
"text": "the characteristic taste of our food"
},
{
"text": "The Dordogne region is famous for its food and wine."
},
{
"text": "It's is important to get plenty of exercise and to eat the right foods."
},
{
"text": "Avoid rich foods like pastries."
},
{
"text": "Campaigners are challenging the safety of genetically-modified foods."
},
{
"text": "Retail prices of staple foods remain unchanged."
},
{
"text": "She is trying to cut down on fatty foods."
},
{
"text": "Try to eat a variety of foods that contain protein."
},
{
"text": "lower fat alternatives to everyday foods"
}
],
"topics": ["Cooking and eating"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["delicious", "excellent", "good"],
"… of food": ["plate", "portion", "morsel"],
"verb + food": ["consume", "eat", "have"],
"food + verb": ["smell", "taste", "be in short supply"],
"food + noun": ["resource", "source", "supply"],
"preposition": ["for food", "without food"],
"phrases": ["food and drink", "food and drinks", "food and water"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "an idea that makes you think seriously and carefully",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The programme certainly provides plenty of food for thought."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "not wanting to eat anything",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He's been off his food all week."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/fuːd/",
"audio": "fo/food/food__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/fuːd/",
"audio": "fo/food/food__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Old English fōda, of Germanic origin; related to fodder."
}