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{
"term": "rebuild",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "rebuild",
"heSheIt": "rebuilds"
},
"pastSimple": "rebuilt",
"pastParticiple": "rebuilt",
"ingForm": "rebuilding"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to build or put something together again",
"sensetop": "rebuild (something)",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "After the earthquake, the people set about rebuilding their homes."
},
{
"text": "He rebuilt the engine using parts from cars that had been scrapped."
},
{
"text": "It could take ten years for the area to completely rebuild after the hurricane."
},
{
"text": "The hall had to be completely rebuilt after the fire."
},
{
"text": "The whole structure was virtually rebuilt."
}
],
"topics": ["Buildings"],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["completely", "entirely", "totally"],
"verb + rebuild": ["begin to", "start to", "try to"],
"phrases": [
"newly rebuilt",
"recently rebuilt",
"rebuild something from scratch"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to make something/somebody complete and strong again",
"sensetop": "rebuild something",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "When she lost her job, she had to **rebuild her life** completely."
},
{
"text": "attempts to rebuild the shattered post-war economy"
},
{
"text": "After the divorce, it took me a long time to rebuild my confidence."
},
{
"text": "She was just beginning to rebuild her life."
},
{
"text": "The international community must step in to help rebuild the country."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["completely", "entirely", "totally"],
"verb + rebuild": ["begin to", "start to", "try to"],
"phrases": [
"newly rebuilt",
"recently rebuilt",
"rebuild something from scratch"
]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌriːˈbɪld/",
"audio": "re/rebuild/rebuild__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌriːˈbɪldz/",
"audio": "re/rebuild/rebuilds__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌriːˈbɪlt/",
"audio": "re/rebuild/rebuilt__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌriːˈbɪldɪŋ/",
"audio": "re/rebuild/rebuilding__gb_3.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌriːˈbɪld/",
"audio": "re/rebuild/rebuild__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌriːˈbɪldz/",
"audio": "re/rebuild/rebuilds__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌriːˈbɪlt/",
"audio": "re/rebuild/rebuilt__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌriːˈbɪldɪŋ/",
"audio": "re/rebuild/rebuilding__us_3.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}