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{
"term": "woman",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "an adult female human",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a 54-year-old woman"
},
{
"text": "an interesting young woman"
},
{
"text": "married/single women"
},
{
"text": "men, women and children"
},
{
"text": "a women's group/movement"
},
{
"text": "I prefer to see a woman doctor."
},
{
"text": "women in business"
},
{
"text": "Older women often feel invisible."
},
{
"text": "She is a role model for other women."
},
{
"text": "The freedom to wear trousers became a symbol of women's liberation."
},
{
"text": "She plays for the women's team."
},
{
"text": "The little girl she remembered was now a grown woman."
},
{
"text": "There were important changes in the position of women in society."
},
{
"text": "We want to change the way women are depicted in the media."
},
{
"text": "Women were limited to the more poorly paid jobs."
},
{
"text": "Why should women be reduced to playing a passive role?"
},
{
"text": "a United Nations report on violence against women"
},
{
"text": "a professor of women's studies"
},
{
"text": "Both men and women should have access to paid parental leave."
},
{
"text": "The drug carries a warning against use by pregnant women."
},
{
"text": "There are many professional opportunities for young women today."
},
{
"text": "Two well-dressed women were sitting at the next table."
},
{
"text": "Our mother was a very beautiful woman."
},
{
"text": "She worked for women's rights."
}
],
"topics": ["Life stages", "People in society"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["young", "middle-aged", "elderly"],
"verb + woman": ["marry", "depict", "portray"],
"phrases": [
"the oppression of women",
"violence against women",
"the position of women"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "female humans in general",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She's all woman! *(= has qualities that are typical of women)*"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a woman who comes from the place mentioned or whose job or interest is connected with the thing mentioned",
"labels": "British EnglishNorth American English",
"examples": [
{
"text": "an Englishwoman"
},
{
"text": "a businesswoman"
},
{
"text": "a Congresswoman"
},
{
"text": "a horsewoman"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a female worker, especially one who works with her hands",
"examples": [
{
"text": "We used to have a woman to do the cleaning."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "a rude way of addressing a female person, especially when telling her what to do",
"labels": "(old-fashioned, offensive)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Be quiet, woman!"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "a person's wife, girlfriend or female partner",
"labels": "(sometimes disapproving)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He's got a new woman in his life."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to act or think independently, not following others or being ordered",
"labels": "(approving)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Working for herself meant that she could be her own woman."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to refer to somebody, usually a woman, who has reacted very angrily to something, especially the fact that her husband or partner has been unfaithful",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "with a lot of force or energy",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She flew out of the room like a woman possessed."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to marry a woman after having had a sexual relationship with her, especially if she is pregnant",
"labels": "(old-fashioned, humorous)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a man/woman who likes the same things or has the same opinions as you",
"examples": [],
"topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "an average or ordinary person, either male or female",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Politicians often don't understand the views of the man in the street."
},
{
"text": "What really matters to the man and woman in the street?"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a person with many skills",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a man/woman who understands and supports ordinary people",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She wanted to seem like a woman of the people."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a rich and powerful man or woman",
"labels": "(formal)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a person with a lot of experience of life, who is not easily surprised or shocked",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈwʊmən/",
"audio": "wo/woman/woman__gb_2.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈwɪmɪn/",
"audio": "wo/woman/women__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈwʊmən/",
"audio": "wo/woman/woman__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈwɪmɪn/",
"audio": "wo/woman/women__us_3.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English wīfmon, -man (see wife, man), a formation peculiar to English, the ancient word being wife."
}