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{ "term": "school", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "a place where children go to be educated", "sensetop": "school for somebody", "labels": "(formal)", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "My brother and I **went to** the same **school**." }, { "text": "Which **school** do they **attend**?" }, { "text": "I'm going to the school today to talk to Kim's teacher." }, { "text": "We need more money for roads, hospitals and schools." }, { "text": "The charity runs projects at **local schools** and youth organizations." }, { "text": "a girls'/boys' school" }, { "text": "a school for girls aged 11–16", "contextForm": "school for somebody" }, { "text": "school buildings" }, { "text": "The kids get the **school bus** every morning." }, { "text": "It is a failing school with some of the worst results in the city." }, { "text": "Their son's at the school near the station." }, { "text": "the cleverest child in the school" }, { "text": "I'll meet you outside the school." } ], "topics": ["Buildings"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["nursery", "comprehensive", "first"], "verb + school": ["attend", "go to", "enter"], "school + noun": ["child", "kid", "boy"], "preposition": [ "after school", "at (a/the) school", "in (a/the) school" ], "phrases": [ "be on the way home from school", "get ready for school", "get out of school" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "the process of learning in a school; the time during your life when you go to a school", "sensetop": "at schoolin school", "labels": "(British English)(North American English)(British English)(North American English)(North American English)British EnglishNorth American EnglishNorth American English(British English)(especially British English)(North American English)(North American English)(British English)(British English)(North American English)(North American English)(British English)(both British English, informal)(both especially North American English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(North American English)(North American English)(British English)(North American English)(North American English, informal)(both British English)(especially British English)(especially North American English)(British English)(North American English)(especially North American English, informal)(especially North American English, informal)(British English)(British English)(British English)(both North American English)", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "to **start/leave school**" }, { "text": "to **start/quit school**" }, { "text": "Where did you **go to school**?" }, { "text": "All my kids are still at school.", "contextForm": "at school" }, { "text": "Can you remember your first day at school?" }, { "text": "All my kids are still in school.", "contextForm": "in school" }, { "text": "to **teach school** *(= teach in a school)*" }, { "text": "The transition from school to work can be difficult." }, { "text": "The **school year** was nearly over." }, { "text": "He was expelled from school for verbally abusing his teacher." }, { "text": "She didn't do very well at school." }, { "text": "In Britain children start school when they are five." }, { "text": "He dropped out of school after the ninth grade." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["nursery", "comprehensive", "first"], "verb + school": ["attend", "go to", "enter"], "school + noun": ["child", "kid", "boy"], "preposition": [ "after school", "at (a/the) school", "in (a/the) school" ], "phrases": [ "be on the way home from school", "get ready for school", "get out of school" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "the time during the day when children are working in a school", "sensetop": "after schoolat/in schooloff schoolout of school", "labels": "(especially British English)(North American English)", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "School begins at 9." }, { "text": "Shall I meet you after school today?", "contextForm": "after school" }, { "text": "The kids are at/in school until 3.30.", "contextForm": "at/in school" }, { "text": "I'm off school this week.", "contextForm": "off school" }, { "text": "His mum kept him off school for two weeks when he was ill." }, { "text": "His mom kept him out of school for two weeks when he was sick.", "contextForm": "out of school" }, { "text": "My parents let me stay home from school yesterday." }, { "text": "**after-school** activities" }, { "text": "The next day was Monday, a **school day**." } ], "topics": ["Education"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["nursery", "comprehensive", "first"], "verb + school": ["attend", "go to", "enter"], "school + noun": ["child", "kid", "boy"], "preposition": [ "after school", "at (a/the) school", "in (a/the) school" ], "phrases": [ "be on the way home from school", "get ready for school", "get out of school" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "all the children or students and the teachers in a school", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "I had to stand up in front of the whole school." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "a place where people go to learn a particular subject or skill", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a drama/language/riding school" }, { "text": "He runs a karate school in San Jose, California." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["nursery", "comprehensive", "first"], "verb + school": ["attend", "go to", "enter"], "school + noun": ["child", "kid", "boy"], "preposition": [ "after school", "at (a/the) school", "in (a/the) school" ], "phrases": [ "be on the way home from school", "get ready for school", "get out of school" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "a college or university; the time that you spend there", "labels": "(North American English, informal)", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "famous schools like Yale and Harvard" }, { "text": "Where did you **go to school**?" } ], "topics": ["Education"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["nursery", "comprehensive", "first"], "verb + school": ["attend", "go to", "enter"], "school + noun": ["child", "kid", "boy"], "preposition": [ "after school", "at (a/the) school", "in (a/the) school" ], "phrases": [ "be on the way home from school", "get ready for school", "get out of school" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "a department of a college or university that teaches a particular subject", "sensetop": "school of something", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "the business/law/medical school" }, { "text": "the School of Dentistry", "contextForm": "school of something" }, { "text": "He was determined to **get into** medical **school**." } ], "topics": ["Education"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["nursery", "comprehensive", "first"], "verb + school": ["attend", "go to", "enter"], "school + noun": ["child", "kid", "boy"], "preposition": [ "after school", "at (a/the) school", "in (a/the) school" ], "phrases": [ "be on the way home from school", "get ready for school", "get out of school" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "a group of writers, artists, etc. whose style of work or opinions have been influenced by the same person or ideas", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "the Dutch school of painting" } ], "topics": ["Art"] }, { "senseNumber": 9, "definition": "a large number of fish or other sea animals, swimming together", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "a school of dolphins" } ], "topics": ["Fish and shellfish"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "an old-fashioned person who likes to do things as they were done in the past", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a way of thinking that a number of people share", "examples": [ { "text": "There are two schools of thought about how this illness should be treated." }, { "text": "He belongs to the school of thought that says that competition can be very stimulating for children." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "very fashionable", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "The assistants look like they're too cool for school." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/skuːl/", "audio": "sc/school/school__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/skuːl/", "audio": "sc/school/school__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "noun senses 1 to 8 Old English scōl, scolu, via Latin from Greek skholē ‘leisure, philosophy, lecture-place’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French escole. noun sense 9 late Middle English: from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch schōle, of West Germanic origin; related to Old English scolu ‘troop’. Compare with shoal sense (1)." }