word-vault

{ "term": "process", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "academic": true, "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "a series of things that are done in order to achieve a particular result", "sensetop": "process of doing somethingprocess for doing somethingin the process of doing somethingin the process", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "the consultation/planning process" }, { "text": "Each time we have to **go through the** whole decision-making **process** again." }, { "text": "**Repeat this process** until the entire area is tiled." }, { "text": "I'm afraid getting things changed will be a slow process." }, { "text": "Getting divorced was a long and painful *(= difficult)* process for him." }, { "text": "mental/cognitive/thought processes" }, { "text": "They **began the** difficult **process** of reforming the education system.", "contextForm": "process of doing something" }, { "text": "The company has introduced a new process for handling complaints.", "contextForm": "process for doing something" }, { "text": "Find which food you are allergic to by **a process of elimination**." }, { "text": "We're in the process of selling our house.", "contextForm": "in the process of doing something" }, { "text": "I was moving some furniture and I twisted my ankle in the process *(= while I was doing it)*.", "contextForm": "in the process" }, { "text": "Any design process evolves over time as new information surfaces." }, { "text": "As part of the registration process, the applicant will report certain information." }, { "text": "Churches are taking a key role in the democratic process." }, { "text": "Disputes and negotiations have slowed down the process." }, { "text": "I was beginning to understand his thought processes." }, { "text": "Protests disrupted the electoral process in the southern region." }, { "text": "Students use thinking processes and skills to gain a knowledge of history." }, { "text": "The company doesn't have a formal complaints process." }, { "text": "The entire process was completed in less than 24 hours." }, { "text": "The selection process takes place over a period of two weeks." }, { "text": "These processes require careful scheduling." }, { "text": "They all have to go through a vetting process." }, { "text": "This is part of the process by which musical works are created." }, { "text": "a legal process for dealing with defrauders" }, { "text": "a painstaking process of trial and error" }, { "text": "places where the process of urbanization is being reversed" }, { "text": "the bidding process for media rights" }, { "text": "the long review process for his application" }, { "text": "the tedious process of creating receipts and invoices" }, { "text": "It's a simple process, but it can take some time." }, { "text": "This was a complex process involving four or more steps." } ], "topics": ["Law and justice"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["gradual", "lengthy", "long"], "verb + process": ["go through", "undergo", "accelerate"], "process + verb": ["occur", "take place", "unfold"], "preposition": ["process for", "process of"], "phrases": [ "(a) part of the process", "a process of elimination", "a stage in the process" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "a series of things that happen, especially ones that result in natural changes", "sensetop": "during a process", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "It's a normal part of the **learning process**." }, { "text": "The drug has been found to significantly speed up the healing process." }, { "text": "Tiny crystals that form naturally in the cheese during the ageing process to give it a delicate crunchy texture.", "contextForm": "during a process" }, { "text": "Everything is in a **process of change**." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["gradual", "lengthy", "long"], "verb + process": ["go through", "undergo", "accelerate"], "process + verb": ["occur", "take place", "unfold"], "preposition": ["process for", "process of"], "phrases": [ "(a) part of the process", "a process of elimination", "a stage in the process" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "a method of doing or making something, especially one that is used in industry", "sensetop": "process for doing something", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "manufacturing processes" }, { "text": "She is involved in the production process from start to finish." }, { "text": "a new process for rustproofing car bodies", "contextForm": "process for doing something" }, { "text": "Most of the process is automated." }, { "text": "His job is to develop new products and processes." }, { "text": "The process was invented in the 19th century." }, { "text": "They are made using the most advanced manufacturing processes." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["gradual", "lengthy", "long"], "verb + process": ["go through", "undergo", "accelerate"], "process + verb": ["occur", "take place", "unfold"], "preposition": ["process for", "process of"], "phrases": [ "(a) part of the process", "a process of elimination", "a stage in the process" ] } } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈprəʊses/", "audio": "pr/process/process__gb_3.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈprɑːses/", "audio": "pr/process/process__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French proces, from Latin processus ‘progression, course’, from the verb procedere, from pro- ‘forward’ + cedere ‘go’. Current senses of the verb date from the late 19th cent." }