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{
"term": "offend",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "offend",
"heSheIt": "offends"
},
"pastSimple": "offended",
"pastParticiple": "offended",
"ingForm": "offending"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to make somebody feel upset because of something you say or do that is rude or embarrassing",
"sensetop": "offend (somebody)",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "They'll be offended if you don't go to their wedding."
},
{
"text": "Neil did not mean to offend anybody with his joke."
},
{
"text": "She managed to offend her boyfriend’s parents as soon as she opened her mouth."
},
{
"text": "A TV interviewer must be careful not to offend."
},
{
"text": "He was very sensitive and easily offended."
},
{
"text": "Omit anything that is likely to offend people."
},
{
"text": "She stopped mid-sentence, anxious not to offend him."
},
{
"text": "Some people found his jokes funny but others were deeply offended."
}
],
"topics": ["Feelings"],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["deeply", "gravely", "greatly"],
"verb + offend": [
"be likely to",
"be anxious not to",
"be careful not to"
],
"preposition": ["against"],
"phrases": ["feel, look, sound, etc. offended"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to seem unpleasant to somebody",
"sensetop": "offend somebody/something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The smell from the farm offended some people."
},
{
"text": "an ugly building that offends the eye"
},
{
"text": "The show was careful not to **offend** local **sensibilities** *(= hurt the feelings of local people)*."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["deeply", "gravely", "greatly"],
"verb + offend": [
"be likely to",
"be anxious not to",
"be careful not to"
],
"preposition": ["against"],
"phrases": ["feel, look, sound, etc. offended"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to commit a crime or crimes",
"labels": "(formal)",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He started offending at the age of 16."
},
{
"text": "What is the best way to stop someone who has offended from repeating the offence?"
}
],
"topics": ["Crime and punishment"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "to be against what people believe is morally right",
"sensetop": "offend (against somebody/something)",
"labels": "(formal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "comments that offend against people’s religious beliefs"
},
{
"text": "Viewers complained that the broadcast offended against good taste."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["deeply", "gravely", "greatly"],
"verb + offend": [
"be likely to",
"be anxious not to",
"be careful not to"
],
"preposition": ["against"],
"phrases": ["feel, look, sound, etc. offended"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈfend/",
"audio": "of/offend/offend__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈfendz/",
"audio": "of/offend/offends__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈfendɪd/",
"audio": "of/offend/offended__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈfendɪŋ/",
"audio": "of/offend/offending__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈfend/",
"audio": "of/offend/offend__us_2.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈfendz/",
"audio": "of/offend/offends__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈfendɪd/",
"audio": "of/offend/offended__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈfendɪŋ/",
"audio": "of/offend/offending__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French offendre, from Latin offendere ‘strike against’."
}