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{
"term": "single",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"image": "data/images/be/beds.png",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "only one",
"labels": "(British English)",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "He sent her a single red rose."
},
{
"text": "a **single-sex school** *(= for boys only or for girls only)*"
},
{
"text": "All these jobs can now be done by one single machine."
},
{
"text": "We won by a **single point**."
},
{
"text": "They cloned a lamb from a **single cell** taken from an adult sheep."
},
{
"text": "the European **single currency**, the euro"
},
{
"text": "a single honours degree *(= for which you study only one subject)*"
},
{
"text": "It was the work of a single individual."
},
{
"text": "The statue was carved out of a single piece of wood."
},
{
"text": "You can switch between the **single-player** and the multiplayer games."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "intended to be used by only one person",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a **single room**"
},
{
"text": "The jail housed 860 prisoners in single cells."
},
{
"text": "a single sheet *(= large enough for a single bed)*"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "not married or having a romantic relationship with somebody",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a **single person/woman/man**"
},
{
"text": "The apartments are ideal for single people living alone."
},
{
"text": "Are you still single?"
},
{
"text": "She remained single till her death."
},
{
"text": "Young people are staying single for longer."
},
{
"text": "The film stars Bening as a **single mother** with a teenage son."
},
{
"text": "I'm a **single father** and take my kids to school every morning."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a single ticket, etc. can be used for travelling to a place but not back again",
"labels": "(British English)North American English, British English",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a single ticket"
},
{
"text": "How much is the single fare to Glasgow?"
}
],
"topics": ["Transport by bus and train", "Transport by air"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "used to emphasize that you are referring to one particular person or thing on its own",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Unemployment is the single most important factor in the growing crime rates."
},
{
"text": "We eat rice **every single day**."
},
{
"text": "**Every single one** of her so-called friends had turned their backs on her."
},
{
"text": "I couldn't understand a **single word** she said!"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "immediately; with only a quick look",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She is able to take in complex information at a single glance."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "in one single attempt or try",
"labels": "(British English)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She blew out the candles in a single go."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "(in) one line, one behind the other",
"examples": [
{
"text": "They made their way in single file along the cliff path."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsɪŋɡl/",
"audio": "si/single/single__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈsɪŋɡl/",
"audio": "si/single/single__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: via Old French from Latin singulus, related to simplus ‘simple’."
}