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{
"term": "outline",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "outline",
"heSheIt": "outlines"
},
"pastSimple": "outlined",
"pastParticiple": "outlined",
"ingForm": "outlining"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to give a description of the main facts or points involved in something",
"sensetop": "outline somethingoutline something to somebodyoutline what, how, etc…outline something + adv./prep.",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "He **outlined** his **plan** to leave St. Petersburg.",
"contextForm": "outline something"
},
{
"text": "The briefing document outlined her family history and background."
},
{
"text": "The cause of the crash is clearly outlined in the report."
},
{
"text": "We outlined our proposals to the committee.",
"contextForm": "outline something to somebody"
},
{
"text": "Let me outline what I have in mind.",
"contextForm": "outline what, how, etc…"
},
{
"text": "For the reasons outlined above, unemployment is likely to remain high.",
"contextForm": "outline something + adv./prep."
},
{
"text": "The Government is expected to outline its strategy at talks today."
},
{
"text": "He roughly outlined the plot of the opera."
},
{
"text": "She outlined to Mona the details of her mother's relationship."
},
{
"text": "Let me briefly outline what we are trying to achieve."
}
],
"synonyms": "sketch",
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["briefly", "clearly", "roughly"],
"verb + outline": ["attempt to", "seek to", "try to"],
"preposition": ["to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to show or mark the outer edge of something",
"sensetop": "outlined against something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "They saw the huge building outlined against the sky.",
"contextForm": "outlined against something"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈaʊtlaɪn/",
"audio": "ou/outline/outline__gb_2.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈaʊtlaɪnz/",
"audio": "ou/outline/outlines__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈaʊtlaɪnd/",
"audio": "ou/outline/outlined__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈaʊtlaɪnɪŋ/",
"audio": "ou/outline/outlining__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈaʊtlaɪn/",
"audio": "ou/outline/outline__us_2.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈaʊtlaɪnz/",
"audio": "ou/outline/outlines__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈaʊtlaɪnd/",
"audio": "ou/outline/outlined__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈaʊtlaɪnɪŋ/",
"audio": "ou/outline/outlining__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}