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{ "term": "laugh", "partOfSpeech": "verb", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "verbForms": { "presentSimple": { "iYouWeThey": "laugh", "heSheIt": "laughs" }, "pastSimple": "laughed", "pastParticiple": "laughed", "ingForm": "laughing" }, "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to make the sounds and movements of your face that show you think something is funny or silly", "sensetop": "laugh at somethinglaugh about something+ speech", "labels": "British English", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "to **laugh out loud**" }, { "text": "to laugh loudly/aloud/heartily" }, { "text": "When I heard her excuse, I **just laughed**." }, { "text": "I was **laughing so hard** that I had tears running down my cheeks." }, { "text": "The show was hilarious—I couldn't stop laughing." }, { "text": "You never laugh at my jokes!", "contextForm": "laugh at something" }, { "text": "They were laughing hysterically about something he had said.", "contextForm": "laugh about something" }, { "text": "She always **makes me laugh**." }, { "text": "He **burst out laughing** *(= suddenly started laughing)*." }, { "text": "She laughed to cover her nervousness." }, { "text": "I told him I was worried but he laughed scornfully." }, { "text": "She laughed and said, ‘You silly man!’" }, { "text": "‘You're crazy!’ she laughed.", "contextForm": "+ speech" }, { "text": "Emilio tilted his head back and laughed good-naturedly." }, { "text": "She laughed, and he found himself laughing with her." }, { "text": "He laughed heartily at his own joke." }, { "text": "She looked so funny I just had to laugh." }, { "text": "He pulled a funny face to make us laugh." }, { "text": "She realized how she had been fooled, and laughed bitterly." }, { "text": "I have not heard an audience laugh so hard for a long time." }, { "text": "I heard him suddenly laugh aloud." }, { "text": "I laughed uneasily, trying to make light of the moment." }, { "text": "I thought she would be angry but she just laughed." }, { "text": "I was watching them and trying not to laugh." }, { "text": "It looked so funny that I almost laughed out loud." }, { "text": "It was so funny we just fell about laughing." }, { "text": "Sam shook her head, laughing in amusement." }, { "text": "He laughed slightly as he saw my expression." }, { "text": "She smiles and laughs easily." }, { "text": "He spent time talking and laughing with the children." }, { "text": "She was fooling around and we couldn't stop laughing." }, { "text": "The audience laughed at his jokes." }, { "text": "They were talking and laughing together." }, { "text": "Tomorrow you'll be able to laugh about this." }, { "text": "Trent almost laughed with relief." }, { "text": "Vivian started laughing hysterically." }, { "text": "We were laughing over some joke Bentley had told." } ], "topics": ["Feelings"], "collocations": { "adverb": ["aloud", "loudly", "out loud"], "verb + laugh": ["have to", "want to", "begin to"], "preposition": ["about", "at", "in"], "phrases": [ "burst out laughing", "bust out laughing", "can’t help laughing" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "used to say that you are in a very good position, especially because you have done something successfully", "labels": "(informal)", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "If we win the next game we'll be laughing." } ], "topics": ["Success"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to find something extremely funny", "examples": [ { "text": "I nearly died laughing when she said that." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to show that you think what somebody has just said is impossible or stupid", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "‘Will your dad lend you the money?’ ‘Don't make me laugh!’" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to tell somebody not to be too proud of their present success; in the end another person may be more successful", "labels": "(saying)", "examples": [], "topics": ["Success"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to laugh a lot", "labels": "(British English)", "examples": [ { "text": "He was killing himself laughing." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to make a lot of money easily and feel very pleased about it", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to laugh very loudly and for a long time", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to show in a very obvious way that you have no respect for somebody", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to laugh very loudly", "labels": "(British English, informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be forced to change from feeling pleased or satisfied to feeling disappointed or annoyed", "labels": "(British English, informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "He’ll be laughing on the other side of his face when he reads my letter." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to completely reject an idea, a story, etc. that you think is not worth taking seriously at all", "labels": "(British English, informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "All his attempts at explanation were simply laughed out of court." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to laugh so long and hard that there are tears in your eyes", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to secretly think that something is funny", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be unable to decide how to react to a bad situation", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to laugh very hard", "labels": "(offensive, slang)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to laugh a lot at somebody/something", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say that you think there is a funny side to a situation", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "Well, I'm sorry you've lost your shoes, but you've got to laugh, haven't you?" } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/lɑːf/", "audio": "la/laugh/laugh__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/lɑːfs/", "audio": "la/laugh/laughs__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/lɑːft/", "audio": "la/laugh/laughed__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈlɑːfɪŋ/", "audio": "la/laugh/laughing__gb_2.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/læf/", "audio": "la/laugh/laugh__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/læfs/", "audio": "la/laugh/laughs__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/læft/", "audio": "la/laugh/laughed__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈlæfɪŋ/", "audio": "la/laugh/laughing__us_2.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English hlæhhan, hliehhan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German lachen, also to laughter." }