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{
"term": "sponsor",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "sponsor",
"heSheIt": "sponsors"
},
"pastSimple": "sponsored",
"pastParticiple": "sponsored",
"ingForm": "sponsoring"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to pay the costs of a particular event, programme, etc. as a way of advertising",
"sensetop": "sponsor something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Sports **events** are no longer **sponsored** by the tobacco industry."
},
{
"text": "The magazine sponsors an essay competition open to anyone anywhere."
},
{
"text": "The World Bank has sponsored several conferences on open government and freedom of information."
},
{
"text": "We would like to thank the local businesses who kindly sponsored prizes for the raffle."
}
],
"topics": ["Business"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to agree to give somebody money for a charity if they complete a particular task",
"sensetop": "sponsor somebodysponsor somebody for somethingsponsor somebody to do somethingsponsored + noun",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "They got their granny and aunts and other people to sponsor them.",
"contextForm": "sponsor somebody"
},
{
"text": "Will you sponsor me for a charity walk I'm doing?",
"contextForm": "sponsor somebody for something"
},
{
"text": "He appealed for people to sponsor him to cycle from Land's End to John O'Groats.",
"contextForm": "sponsor somebody to do something"
},
{
"text": "a sponsored walk/swim",
"contextForm": "sponsored + noun"
}
],
"topics": ["Social issues"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to support somebody by paying for their training or education",
"sensetop": "sponsor somebodysponsor somebody through something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The corporation is sponsoring several athletes and teams here in the US.",
"contextForm": "sponsor somebody"
},
{
"text": "She found a company to sponsor her through college.",
"contextForm": "sponsor somebody through something"
},
{
"text": "The trust only has a limited amount of funds to sponsor students."
}
],
"topics": ["Education"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "to provide money for a particular activity",
"sensetop": "sponsor something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The group has been accused of sponsoring terrorism."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "to arrange for something official to take place",
"sensetop": "sponsor something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The US is sponsoring negotiations between the two sides."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "to introduce a proposal for a new law, etc.",
"sensetop": "sponsor something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The bill was sponsored by a Labour MP."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈspɒnsə(r)/",
"audio": "sp/sponsor/sponsor__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈspɒnsəz/",
"audio": "sp/sponsor/sponsors__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈspɒnsəd/",
"audio": "sp/sponsor/sponsored__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈspɒnsərɪŋ/",
"audio": "sp/sponsor/sponsoring__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈspɑːnsər/",
"audio": "sp/sponsor/sponsor__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈspɑːnsərz/",
"audio": "sp/sponsor/sponsors__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈspɑːnsərd/",
"audio": "sp/sponsor/sponsored__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈspɑːnsərɪŋ/",
"audio": "sp/sponsor/sponsoring__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}