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{ "term": "paper", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "the thin material that you write and draw on and that is also used for wrapping and packing things", "sensetop": "on/onto paper", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a **piece/sheet of paper**" }, { "text": "She wrote her name and address on **a slip** *(= a small piece)* **of paper**." }, { "text": "He scribbled the number on a **scrap of paper**." }, { "text": "a package wrapped in **brown paper**" }, { "text": "recycled paper" }, { "text": "Make sure you have **pen and paper** handy." }, { "text": "The image is copied onto paper.", "contextForm": "on/onto paper" }, { "text": "He brought his lunch in a brown **paper bag**." }, { "text": "a paper cup/plate/napkin" }, { "text": "This journal is available in paper and electronic form." }, { "text": "Experience is more important for this job than paper qualifications *(= that exist as official documents but may not have any real value)*." }, { "text": "paper losses/profits *(= that are shown in accounts but which may not exist in reality)*" }, { "text": "Fold the paper in half." }, { "text": "He crumpled the paper into a ball." }, { "text": "I screwed up the paper and threw it away." }, { "text": "I scribbled down his number on a scrap of paper." }, { "text": "He jotted ideas on bits of paper." }, { "text": "She did a series of sketches using soft pencil on paper." }, { "text": "The report is available both online and on paper." }, { "text": "She uses recycled materials such as old paper and cardboard." }, { "text": "Insulation can be made from recycled paper." }, { "text": "I stared at the blank paper, not knowing how to start the letter." }, { "text": "I've thought about what I'm going to write, but I haven't yet put pen to paper." }, { "text": "The essay filled seven sides of A4 paper." }, { "text": "There was paper strewn all over the floor." }, { "text": "This report is a waste of paper." }, { "text": "He kept a paper copy of his account information." }, { "text": "the advantages of paper maps over online maps" }, { "text": "He gave me some water in a paper cup." }, { "text": "the introduction of paper currency in the 1690s" }, { "text": "The bed was covered in mountains of paper money." }, { "text": "There were paper lanterns and party streamers hanging from the trees." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["draft", "consultation", "discussion"], "verb + paper": ["deliver", "give", "present"], "paper + verb": [ "consider something", "deal with something", "examine something" ], "preposition": ["in a/the paper", "paper on"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "a newspaper", "sensetop": "in the paper", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "the **daily/morning paper**" }, { "text": "the **local paper**" }, { "text": "Have you seen today's paper?" }, { "text": "He sat down to **read the paper**." }, { "text": "I read about it in the paper.", "contextForm": "in the paper" }, { "text": "She put an ad in the paper pleading for the dog's return." }, { "text": "**The papers** *(= newspapers in general)* soon got hold of the story." }, { "text": "Do you have a copy of yesterday's paper?" }, { "text": "I just went out to buy a paper." }, { "text": "It was on the front page of the daily paper." }, { "text": "I expected to read all about it in the next day's papers." }, { "text": "I saw his picture in the paper." }, { "text": "There was an article about it in the Sunday paper." }, { "text": "Just because you read it in the paper doesn't mean it's true." }, { "text": "Inside the paper was a double-page spread on the story." }, { "text": "Do you take a daily paper?" }, { "text": "She got a job on the local paper." }, { "text": "She was the first woman editor of a national paper." }, { "text": "The paper comes out every Saturday." }, { "text": "The paper reported that several people had seen UFOs." }, { "text": "The story got into the papers." }, { "text": "What paper do you usually read?" }, { "text": "“This is nothing to do with us,” the paper quoted him as saying." }, { "text": "A New York paper published his obituary." }, { "text": "The paper printed the story the next day." }, { "text": "Her resignation made the headlines of all the morning papers." }, { "text": "He was desperate to keep the scandal out of the papers." }, { "text": "She wrote a letter to the papers." } ], "topics": ["Literature and writing"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["daily", "evening", "morning"], "… of paper": ["copy", "edition"], "verb + paper": ["buy", "get", "take"], "paper + verb": ["come out", "report something"], "paper + noun": ["shop", "boy", "girl"], "preposition": ["in a/the paper", "on a/the paper"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "pieces of paper with writing on them, such as letters, pieces of work or private documents", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "His desk was covered with books and papers." }, { "text": "a **stack/pile of papers**" }, { "text": "I found these documents among my father's papers after his death." }, { "text": "He increasingly confined himself to his study, surrounded by books and papers." }, { "text": "It's hard to work if there's a stack of papers on your desk." }, { "text": "She was sorting through a big pile of papers." }, { "text": "She was clutching her file full of papers." }, { "text": "He didn't leave behind much in the way of memoirs, letters, or other personal papers." }, { "text": "He destroyed all his personal papers relating to the period." }, { "text": "She had access to all of Karen Blixen's private papers." }, { "text": "In his private papers he recorded the news of Napoleon's death." }, { "text": "Papers found in the palace only confirmed suspicions about his treachery." }, { "text": "The poems were printed from papers found in his rooms by his housekeeper." }, { "text": "The archive includes papers and correspondence belonging to the late musician." }, { "text": "I found some papers relating to the case in his desk." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["necessary", "official", "ID"], "… of papers": ["pile", "sheaf"], "verb + paper": ["sign", "show", "shuffle"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "official documents that prove your identity, give you permission to do something, etc.", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "identity papers" }, { "text": "The couple **filed** divorce **papers** at Los Angeles court on Monday." }, { "text": "Teresa signed the adoption papers." }, { "text": "Immigration officials will ask to see your papers." }, { "text": "Her husband has refused to sign divorce papers." }, { "text": "His parents signed papers to make his aunt his legal guardian." }, { "text": "She changed her will but died before all the papers were signed." }, { "text": "Be prepared to show your identity papers at the border." }, { "text": "Customs agents are searching all vehicles and checking identification papers." }, { "text": "legal papers filed in London" }, { "text": "According to court papers, the Jones family owns the rights to the late Mr Jones's recorded performances." }, { "text": "She had travel papers for herself, Kurt and Oskar." }, { "text": "I just filed my nomination papers to seek a second term as mayor." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["necessary", "official", "ID"], "… of papers": ["pile", "sheaf"], "verb + paper": ["sign", "show", "shuffle"] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "a set of exam questions on a particular subject; the answers that people write to the questions", "labels": "(British English)", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The geography paper was hard." }, { "text": "She spent the evening marking exam papers." }, { "text": "I did well on the oral but not on the written paper." }, { "text": "The exam papers are set by experienced teachers." }, { "text": "You may now turn over your papers." }, { "text": "You must not write on the question paper." }, { "text": "He sat papers in computer science and economics." }, { "text": "Some students took their GSCE Science paper early." }, { "text": "You have to pass a compulsory Irish language paper." }, { "text": "The multiple-choice papers are marked by computer." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["exam", "examination", "question"], "verb + paper": ["do", "sit", "take"], "preposition": ["in a/the paper", "on a/the paper"] } }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "an academic article about a particular subject that is written by and for specialists", "sensetop": "paper on something", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a recent paper in the Journal of Medicine" }, { "text": "He has published a **research paper** on the topic.", "contextForm": "paper on something" }, { "text": "a **consultation/discussion paper**" }, { "text": "She was invited to **give a paper** *(= a talk)* at an international scientific congress." }, { "text": "Freud first mentioned this concept in his paper ‘On Narcissism’." }, { "text": "The paper looks at the future of primary school education." }, { "text": "This paper reports the results of a two-year field experiment." }, { "text": "This paper examines how urban sprawl is linked to increased flooding risk." }, { "text": "His paper explores the cultural divide that continues to exist between Quebec and the rest of Canada." }, { "text": "The consultation paper focused on whether payments should be linked to production." }, { "text": "The Council released a discussion paper entitled 'The Ethics of Patenting DNA'." }, { "text": "He had prepared a briefing paper for the board meeting." }, { "text": "According to a paper published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology, thinking and driving is a potentially lethal combination." }, { "text": "She has presented papers at international conferences." }, { "text": "She has to defend her work nearly every time she submits a paper for publication." }, { "text": "Some of the materials cited in this paper are no longer available online." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["draft", "consultation", "discussion"], "verb + paper": ["deliver", "give", "present"], "paper + verb": [ "consider something", "deal with something", "examine something" ], "preposition": ["in a/the paper", "paper on"] } }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "a piece of written work done by a student", "sensetop": "paper on something", "labels": "(North American English)", "examples": [ { "text": "Your grade will be based on four papers and a final exam." }, { "text": "I'm writing a paper on ‘Macbeth’.", "contextForm": "paper on something" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["draft", "consultation", "discussion"], "verb + paper": ["deliver", "give", "present"], "paper + verb": [ "consider something", "deal with something", "examine something" ], "preposition": ["in a/the paper", "paper on"] } }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "paper that you use to cover and decorate the walls of a room", "examples": [ { "text": "The room was damp and the paper was peeling off." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "having no value, especially legally, or because one of the people involved has no intention of doing what they said they would", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "when you put something on paper, you write it down", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "judged from written information only, but not proved in practice", "examples": [ { "text": "The idea **looks good on paper**." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to write or start to write something", "examples": [] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈpeɪpə(r)/", "audio": "pa/paper/paper__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈpeɪpər/", "audio": "pa/paper/paper__us_3.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French papir, from Latin papyrus ‘paper-reed’, from Greek papuros The verb dates from the late 16th cent." }