word-vault/dist/data/cards/pr/profile.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "profile",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a description of somebody/something that gives useful information",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We first build up a detailed profile of our customers and their requirements."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You can update your Facebook profile *(= your description of yourself on a  website)."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He fits the profile of the killer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The magazine published a short profile of the new mayor."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a job/employee profile"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His psychological profile is revealing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The job profile suits his experience exactly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Margo was told to write a profile about him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an in-depth profile of Boris Spassky and his career"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Phones, email and the internet"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["detailed", "in-depth", "age"],
                "verb + profile": ["build", "build up", "construct"],
                "preposition": ["profile of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the general impression that somebody/something gives to the public and the amount of attention they receive",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Her popularity has done great things for the profile of the sport."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The deal will certainly **raise the** company's international **profile**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We want to improve the profile of women’s health issues."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a campaign to boost the profile of the city as a cultural leader"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["high", "low", "public"],
                "verb + profile": ["have", "give somebody/​something", "boost"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the outline of a person’s face when you look from the side, not the front",
            "sensetop": "in profile",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "his strong profile"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She presented her best profile to the camera."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a picture of the president in profile",
                    "contextForm": "in profile"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["handsome", "strong", "three-quarter"],
                "verb + profile": ["present", "examine", "study"],
                "preposition": ["in profile"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "the edge or outline of something that you see against a background",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the profile of the tower against the sky"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the amount of attention somebody/something has from the public",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This issue has had a high profile in recent months."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I advised her to **keep a low profile** for the next few days *(= not to attract attention)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The story was given a low profile in today's papers."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈprəʊfaɪl/",
                "audio": "pr/profile/profile__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈprəʊfaɪl/",
                "audio": "pr/profile/profile__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 17th cent.: from obsolete Italian profilo, from the verb profilare, from pro- ‘forth’ + filare ‘to spin’, formerly ‘draw a line’ (from Latin filare, from filum ‘thread’)."
}