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{
"term": "horizon",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"image": "data/images/co/coast.png",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the furthest that you can see, where the sky seems to meet the land or the sea",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The sun sank below the horizon."
},
{
"text": "A ship appeared on the horizon."
},
{
"text": "I watched the pale sun climb over the horizon."
},
{
"text": "Land was still out of sight beyond the horizon."
},
{
"text": "The captain scanned the horizon for any sign of other vessels."
},
{
"text": "The moon was rising over the horizon."
},
{
"text": "The sea stretched away to the distant horizon."
},
{
"text": "The sun was sinking rapidly below the western horizon."
}
],
"topics": ["Weather", "Geography"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["northern", "southern", "etc."],
"verb + horizon": ["scan"],
"preposition": [
"above the horizon",
"below the horizon",
"beyond the horizon"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the limit of your desires, knowledge or interests",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She wanted to travel to **broaden her horizons**."
},
{
"text": "The company needs new horizons now."
},
{
"text": "They had become aware of possibilities beyond their own limited horizons."
},
{
"text": "Their horizons were limited to events within the town community."
},
{
"text": "My first trip to the theatre broadened my cultural horizons."
},
{
"text": "It is hoped that the course will open up new horizons for students."
},
{
"text": "His horizons didn't stretch beyond his next game."
},
{
"text": "Her trips overseas have broadened her cultural horizons."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["limited", "narrow", "new"],
"verb + horizons": ["broaden", "expand", "open up"],
"horizons + verb": ["stretch"],
"preposition": ["beyond your horizon"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "likely to happen soon",
"examples": [
{
"text": "There's trouble looming on the horizon."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/həˈraɪzn/",
"audio": "ho/horizon/horizon__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/həˈraɪzn/",
"audio": "ho/horizon/horizon__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin horizon, from Greek horizōn (kuklos) ‘limiting (circle)’."
}