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{
"term": "shout",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "shout",
"heSheIt": "shouts"
},
"pastSimple": "shouted",
"pastParticiple": "shouted",
"ingForm": "shouting"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to say something in a loud voice; to speak loudly/angrily to somebody",
"sensetop": "shout for somethingshout at somebody/somethingshout at somebody to do somethingshout somethingshout something at/to somebody/somethingshout that…shout yourself + adj.+ speech",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Stop shouting and listen!"
},
{
"text": "I shouted for help but nobody came.",
"contextForm": "shout for something"
},
{
"text": "Then he started shouting and swearing at her.",
"contextForm": "shout at somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "There are few things that get me shouting at the television."
},
{
"text": "We cannot learn until we stop shouting at each other."
},
{
"text": "She shouted at him to shut the gate.",
"contextForm": "shout at somebody to do something"
},
{
"text": "Protesters **shouted slogans** denouncing the war.",
"contextForm": "shout something"
},
{
"text": "to shout abuse/encouragement/orders"
},
{
"text": "A drunk man was shouting obscenities at the police officer.",
"contextForm": "shout something at/to somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "The coach shouts instructions to players on the pitch."
},
{
"text": "He shouted that he couldn't swim.",
"contextForm": "shout that…"
},
{
"text": "She shouted herself hoarse, cheering on the team.",
"contextForm": "shout yourself + adj."
},
{
"text": "‘Run!’ he shouted.",
"contextForm": "+ speech"
},
{
"text": "He found he was almost shouting."
},
{
"text": "He opened his mouth to shout, but no sound came out."
},
{
"text": "They were surrounded by people shouting and screaming."
},
{
"text": "We had to shout above the noise of the engines."
},
{
"text": "There's no need to shout at me!"
},
{
"text": "He shouted to the driver to stop."
},
{
"text": "Emily shouted over the din of the alarms."
},
{
"text": "Jorge shouted up to her."
},
{
"text": "The crowd shouted back in unison."
},
{
"text": "We shouted after him, but he couldn't hear us."
},
{
"text": "What were they shouting about?"
},
{
"text": "Protesters threw stones and shouted abuse at the Senator."
},
{
"text": "His mother shouted encouragement from the sidelines."
},
{
"text": "‘Just you wait!’ she shouted furiously."
},
{
"text": "‘I'm done for!’ he shouted aloud."
},
{
"text": "‘Go on then!’ he shouted back at them."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["aloud", "loudly", "hoarsely"],
"verb + shout": ["want to", "try to", "open your mouth to"],
"preposition": ["about", "above", "after"],
"phrases": ["keep on shouting", "keep shouting", "shout and scream"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to make a loud noise",
"sensetop": "shout in/with somethingshout (out) (in/with something)",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "She could hear him shouting and screaming in the next room."
},
{
"text": "I wanted to shout for joy."
},
{
"text": "He was hugging them and shouting with glee.",
"contextForm": "shout in/with something"
},
{
"text": "She shouted out in pain when she tried to move her leg.",
"contextForm": "shout (out) (in/with something)"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["aloud", "loudly", "hoarsely"],
"verb + shout": ["want to", "try to", "open your mouth to"],
"preposition": ["about", "above", "after"],
"phrases": ["keep on shouting", "keep shouting", "shout and scream"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to buy drinks or food for somebody in a bar, restaurant, etc.",
"sensetop": "shout (somebody) something",
"labels": "(Australian English, New Zealand English)",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I'll shout—what are you drinking?"
},
{
"text": "Who's going to shout me a drink?",
"contextForm": "shout (somebody) something"
}
],
"topics": ["Cooking and eating"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to talk about something in a very public way",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He was in love and wanted to shout it from the rooftops."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ʃaʊt/",
"audio": "sh/shout/shout__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ʃaʊts/",
"audio": "sh/shout/shouts__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈʃaʊtɪd/",
"audio": "sh/shout/shouted__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈʃaʊtɪŋ/",
"audio": "sh/shout/shouting__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ʃaʊt/",
"audio": "sh/shout/shout__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ʃaʊts/",
"audio": "sh/shout/shouts__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈʃaʊtɪd/",
"audio": "sh/shout/shouted__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈʃaʊtɪŋ/",
"audio": "sh/shout/shouting__us_2.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: perhaps related to shoot; compare with Old Norse skúta ‘a taunt’."
}