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{ "term": "writing", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "the activity of writing, in contrast to reading, speaking, etc.", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Our son’s having problems with his **reading and writing** *(= at school)*." }, { "text": "a writing case *(= containing paper, pens, etc.)*" }, { "text": "Every morning the children do writing." } ], "collocations": { "verb + writing": ["do", "practise/practice", "improve"], "writing + noun": ["paper", "desk"], "phrases": ["reading and writing"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "the activity of writing books, articles, etc., especially as a job", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Only later did she discover a talent for writing." }, { "text": "I wanted to try out a new **style of writing**." }, { "text": "**creative writing**" }, { "text": "**feminist/travel writing**" }, { "text": "He is leaving the band to concentrate on his writing." }, { "text": "the process of writing for publication" }, { "text": "The class takes a student-centred approach to creative writing." }, { "text": "Housman's description of the writing of poetry" }, { "text": "The book aims to teach effective essay writing." }, { "text": "Students do most of their academic writing in English." }, { "text": "His writing style is well suited to this subject matter." } ], "topics": ["Literature and writing", "Hobbies"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["effective", "creative", "descriptive"], "… of writing": ["piece"], "verb + writing": ["teach", "improve"], "writing + noun": ["skills", "style"], "preposition": ["writing for", "writing in", "writing of"], "phrases": ["a style of writing"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "books, articles, etc. in general", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The review is a brilliant **piece of writing**." }, { "text": "the composer's fine writing for the piano" }, { "text": "an anthology of writing about jazz" }, { "text": "Her early writing was concerned with the French Revolution." }, { "text": "the evaluation of student writing" }, { "text": "You find a greater use of the passive in scientific writing." }, { "text": "You find more technical words in scientific writing." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["fine", "good", "great"], "… of writing": ["piece", "anthology", "collection"], "verb + writing": ["read", "publish"], "writing + verb": [ "be about something", "deal with something", "include something" ], "preposition": [ "in… writing", "through somebody’s writing", "writing about" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "words that have been written or painted on something", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "There was writing all over the desk." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "the particular way in which somebody forms letters when they write", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Who's this from? I don't recognize the writing." }, { "text": "I can't read your writing." }, { "text": "I didn't recognize the writing." }, { "text": "The list was in Elizabeth's writing." }, { "text": "He has very neat writing." }, { "text": "He's got very neat writing." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["small", "tiny", "legible"], "verb + writing": ["have", "read", "recognize"], "preposition": ["in somebody’s writing"] } }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "a group of pieces of writing, especially by a particular person or on a particular subject", "sensetop": "writings on something", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "His experiences in India influenced his later writings." }, { "text": "the writings of Hegel" }, { "text": "His writings on complex subjects are clear and definitive.", "contextForm": "writings on something" }, { "text": "The sacred writings of the world's major religions vary greatly." }, { "text": "Her influence has been greatest through her writings." }, { "text": "Her name crops up frequently in writings about the Renaissance." }, { "text": "Her writings reflect the breadth of her interests." }, { "text": "His writings on the history of art were published by Greenway and Settle." }, { "text": "His writings provide us with a first-hand account of the civil war." }, { "text": "His writings range from ancient to contemporary art, and include a study of Giorgione's paintings." }, { "text": "Ruskin's Collected Writings" }, { "text": "a collection of writings by artists" }, { "text": "The book is a collection of writings on death by various authors." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["fine", "good", "great"], "… of writing": ["piece", "anthology", "collection"], "verb + writing": ["read", "publish"], "writing + verb": [ "be about something", "deal with something", "include something" ], "preposition": [ "in… writing", "through somebody’s writing", "writing about" ] } }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "in the form of a letter, document, etc. (that gives proof of something)", "examples": [ { "text": "All telephone reservations must be confirmed in writing." }, { "text": "Could you **put** your complaint **in writing**?" }, { "text": "You must **get it in writing**." }, { "text": "This agreement has to be confirmed in writing." }, { "text": "The arrangement was never put into writing." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used when you are describing a situation in which there are signs that something is going to have problems or that it is going to be a failure", "labels": "(saying)", "examples": [ { "text": "It is amazing that not one of them saw the writing on the wall." } ], "topics": ["Difficulty and failure"] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈraɪtɪŋ/", "audio": "wr/writing/writing__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈraɪtɪŋ/", "audio": "wr/writing/writing__us_4.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": null }