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{
"term": "version",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"academic": true,
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a form of something that is slightly different from an earlier form or from other forms of the same thing",
"sensetop": "version of something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "the **latest version** of the software package",
"contextForm": "version of something"
},
{
"text": "an expanded **version of the article**"
},
{
"text": "The **original/final version** is vastly superior."
},
{
"text": "a **new/different/modified/revised version**"
},
{
"text": "**an earlier/a previous version**"
},
{
"text": "an **updated version** of the app"
},
{
"text": "a print/an online version"
},
{
"text": "to create/produce/offer/release/use a version"
},
{
"text": "There are two versions of the game, a long one and a short one."
},
{
"text": "the DVD version of the film"
},
{
"text": "This amended version of the bill went to the Senate."
},
{
"text": "an edited version of her speech to the National Press Club in Canberra"
},
{
"text": "the full version of the report"
},
{
"text": "the de luxe/luxury version"
},
{
"text": "I've only played the version for PC."
},
{
"text": "This is an edited version of the review."
},
{
"text": "A future version of the camera is currently being developed."
},
{
"text": "Keep a copy of the rough version of your essay."
},
{
"text": "Only one newspaper printed the full version of the speech."
},
{
"text": "The company will roll out an enhanced version of its operating system in the new year."
},
{
"text": "The new version comes out in June."
},
{
"text": "Theirs is a watered-down version of socialism."
},
{
"text": "This is the official version of the painter's biography."
},
{
"text": "You can download a free trial version from the website."
},
{
"text": "a more advanced version of the initial concept"
},
{
"text": "versions for home users, businesses, and students"
},
{
"text": "an earlier version of this computer software"
},
{
"text": "the Japanese-language version of the software"
},
{
"text": "the final version of the architectural plans"
},
{
"text": "the less expensive generic version of the drug"
},
{
"text": "the latest version of the Volkswagen Golf"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["current", "latest", "modern"],
"verb + version": ["develop", "bring out", "come out with"],
"version + verb": ["be out", "come out", "be due out"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a film, play, piece of music, etc. that is based on a particular piece of work but is in a different form, style or language",
"sensetop": "version of something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "the **film version** of ‘War and Peace’",
"contextForm": "version of something"
},
{
"text": "The **English version** of the novel is due for publication next year."
},
{
"text": "He also starred in the stage version."
},
{
"text": "an animated **version of the story**"
},
{
"text": "an instrumental version of the song"
},
{
"text": "The piece also exists in a version for two pianos."
},
{
"text": "an abridged version for children"
},
{
"text": "He wrote his own version of the legend."
},
{
"text": "The film version does not live up to the original novel."
},
{
"text": "The children read the novel in its abridged version."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["draft", "rough", "abridged"],
"verb + version": ["choreograph", "stage", "do"],
"preposition": ["in a/the version"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a description of an event from the point of view of a particular person or group of people",
"sensetop": "version of what, how, etc…version of something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "We have no way of knowing which version is true."
},
{
"text": "She gave us her version of what had happened that day.",
"contextForm": "version of what, how, etc…"
},
{
"text": "Their versions of how the accident happened conflict."
},
{
"text": "She agreed to give her **version of events** to journalists.",
"contextForm": "version of something"
},
{
"text": "Each side has its own version of the truth."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["accurate", "faithful", "popular"],
"phrases": [
"somebody’s version of events",
"somebody’s version of the story"
]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈvɜːʃn/",
"audio": "ve/version/version__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈvɜːrʒn/",
"audio": "ve/version/version__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English (in the sense ‘translation’): from French, or from medieval Latin versio(n-), from Latin vertere ‘to turn’."
}