word-vault/dist/data/cards/fr/fruit.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "fruit",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "image": "data/images/fr/fruit_misc.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the part of a plant that consists of one or more seeds and a soft inner part, can be eaten as food and usually tastes sweet",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "tropical fruits, such as bananas and pineapples"
                },
                {
                    "text": "citrus fruits, such as oranges and lemons"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Eat plenty of **fresh fruit** and vegetables."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Eat five daily portions of **fruit and vegetables**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **piece of fruit** *(= an apple, an orange, etc.)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The colour indicates when the fruit is ripe."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Whole fruits contain more fibre than **fruit juice**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The orchard has over 300 fruit trees."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Food", "Farming"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["fresh", "overripe", "ripe"],
                "… of fruit": ["piece"],
                "verb + fruit": ["eat", "have", "bear"],
                "fruit + verb": ["grow", "ripen"],
                "phrases": ["fruit and vegetables"],
                "fruit + noun": ["tree", "juice", "punch"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a part of a plant or tree that is formed after the flowers have died and in which seeds develop",
            "labels": "(specialist)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The crab apple bears a small, bitter fruit."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["fresh", "overripe", "ripe"],
                "… of fruit": ["piece"],
                "verb + fruit": ["eat", "have", "bear"],
                "fruit + verb": ["grow", "ripen"],
                "phrases": ["fruit and vegetables"],
                "fruit + noun": ["tree", "juice", "punch"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "all the natural things that the earth produces",
            "labels": "(literary)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "an offensive word for a gay man",
            "labels": "(taboo, offensive, slang)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to have a successful result",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Success"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a thing that is not allowed and that therefore seems very attractive",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Well, you know what they say— forbidden fruit tastes sweetest."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Permission and obligation"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the good results of an activity or a situation",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to enjoy the fruits of your labours *(= the rewards for your hard work)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The book is the fruit of years of research."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was now reaping the fruits of all his hard work."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their work left them enough time to enjoy the fruits of their success."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the first fruits of the government's health campaign"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/fruːt/",
                "audio": "fr/fruit/fruit__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/fruːt/",
                "audio": "fr/fruit/fruit__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French, from Latin fructus ‘enjoyment of produce, harvest’, from frui ‘enjoy’, related to fruges ‘fruits of the earth’, plural (and most common form) of frux, frug- ‘fruit’."
}