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{ "term": "war", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "a situation in which two or more countries or groups of people fight against each other over a period of time", "sensetop": "war between A and Bwar with somebodywar against somebodywar on somebodyat war", "labels": "(formal)(formal)", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "the Second World War" }, { "text": "the threat of (a) nuclear war" }, { "text": "to **win/lose a/the war**" }, { "text": "the war between England and Scotland", "contextForm": "war between A and B" }, { "text": "England's war with Scotland", "contextForm": "war with somebody" }, { "text": "The war against Spain lasted 18 years.", "contextForm": "war against somebody" }, { "text": "It was the year Britain **declared war** on Germany.", "contextForm": "war on somebody" }, { "text": "In the Middle Ages England **waged war** on France." }, { "text": "He returned home to the US at **the end of the war**." }, { "text": "Social and political problems led to **the outbreak** *(= the beginning)* **of war**." }, { "text": "Where were you living when **war broke out**?" }, { "text": "The government does not want to **go to war** *(= start a war)* unless all other alternatives have failed." }, { "text": "The two countries **fought a** short but bloody **war**." }, { "text": "My grandfather **fought in the war**." }, { "text": "Her husband was killed during the war." }, { "text": "How long have they been at war?", "contextForm": "at war" }, { "text": "a **war hero/veteran**" }, { "text": "More troops are being despatched to the **war zone**." }, { "text": "the **theatre of war** *(= the area in which fighting takes place)*" }, { "text": "Both candidates have distinguished war records." }, { "text": "Congress has made a formal declaration of war." }, { "text": "Every available resource went towards the war effort." }, { "text": "He took part in the Vietnam War." }, { "text": "He was wounded twice during the course of the war." }, { "text": "In times of war, troops were billeted in the mill." }, { "text": "My grandfather fought in the Korean War." }, { "text": "Six years of total war had left no citizen untouched." }, { "text": "The Spartans were persuaded to make war on Athens." }, { "text": "The US declared war on Japan." }, { "text": "The United States entered the war in 1917." }, { "text": "The country has long been a theatre/theater of war." }, { "text": "The country was now in a state of war." }, { "text": "The country went to war in 1914." }, { "text": "The crisis took Europe to the brink of war." }, { "text": "The outcome of the war was far from certain." }, { "text": "The terrorists were charged with waging war against the state." }, { "text": "The war raged for nearly two years." }, { "text": "These aircraft are designed to take troops and weapons to any theatre of war in the shortest time possible." }, { "text": "Unexploded mines were a big danger to civilians in the aftermath of the war." }, { "text": "a country at war" }, { "text": "a war of liberation" }, { "text": "critiques of the mainstream media's war coverage" }, { "text": "killed in war" }, { "text": "talks to prevent the war from escalating" }, { "text": "the Greek war for independence" }, { "text": "the Soviet war machine" }, { "text": "the shortage of food during the war years" }, { "text": "the war against the French" }, { "text": "the war correspondent of a daily newspaper" }, { "text": "war between Iran and Iraq" }, { "text": "The USA declared war on Germany in 1917." }, { "text": "The two countries were at war for eight years." }, { "text": "When war broke out he became separated from his family." } ], "topics": ["War and conflict"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["long", "short", "impending"], "verb + war": ["be in", "fight in", "fight"], "war + verb": ["approach", "loom", "threaten"], "war + noun": ["years", "hero", "veteran"], "preposition": ["at war", "between the wars", "in (a/the) war"], "phrases": [ "the aftermath of the war", "the brink of war", "the course of a/the war" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "a situation in which there is aggressive competition between groups, companies, countries, etc.", "sensetop": "war with somebodywar against/on somebody", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The US threatened a **trade war** with Europe after the breakdown of the talks.", "contextForm": "war with somebody" }, { "text": "They launched a trade war against France.", "contextForm": "war against/on somebody" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["long", "short", "impending"], "verb + war": ["be in", "fight in", "fight"], "war + verb": ["approach", "loom", "threaten"], "war + noun": ["years", "hero", "veteran"], "preposition": ["at war", "between the wars", "in (a/the) war"], "phrases": [ "the aftermath of the war", "the brink of war", "the course of a/the war" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "a fight or an effort over a long period of time to get rid of or stop something unpleasant", "sensetop": "war on somebody/somethingwar against somebody/something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The government **has declared war** on drug dealers.", "contextForm": "war on somebody/something" }, { "text": "Our two countries work together in **fighting the war** on terrorism." }, { "text": "We seem to be winning the war against crime.", "contextForm": "war against somebody/something" }, { "text": "a war against drug abuse" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "in some situations any type of behaviour is acceptable to get what you want", "labels": "(saying)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to have been injured in a fight or an accident", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "You look like you've been in the wars—who gave you that black eye?" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "an attempt to defeat your opponents by putting pressure on them so that they lose courage or confidence", "examples": [ { "text": "The union has been fighting a war of nerves with the management over pay." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a bitter argument over a period of time between two or more people or groups", "examples": [ { "text": "the political war of words over tax" } ], "topics": ["Opinion and argument"] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/wɔː(r)/", "audio": "wa/war/war__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/wɔːr/", "audio": "wa/war/war__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "late Old English werre, from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French guerre, from a Germanic base shared by worse." }