{
    "term": "air",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the mixture of gases that surrounds the earth and that we breathe",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Let's go out for some **fresh air**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a blast of hot air"
                },
                {
                    "text": "currents of warm air"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He stood outside, breathing the cold night air."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was **gasping for air** as she ran out of the burning house."
                },
                {
                    "text": "whales coming up for air *(= in order to breathe)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I need to put some air in my tyres."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The agreement requires reductions in **air pollution**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Act lays down a minimum standard for **air quality**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He drew in another breath of air."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I sat for a moment, inhaling the fresh forest air."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's difficult carrying such heavy loads in the thin air of the mountains."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Land crabs breathe air and cannot swim."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The cool night air wafted in the open windows."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are regulatory requirements for clean air and water."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We felt a blast of cold air as she opened the door."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the musty smell of stale air"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the polluted air of our cities"
                },
                {
                    "text": "warm currents of air"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Nothing moved in the still air."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["The environment", "Weather"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["hot", "warm", "chill"],
                "… of air": ["blast", "gust", "rush"],
                "verb + air": ["breathe", "breathe in", "gulp in"],
                "air + verb": ["blow", "circulate", "flow"],
                "air + noun": ["pollution", "quality", "pressure"],
                "preposition": ["in the air", "into the air", "through the air"],
                "phrases": ["in the open air"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the space above the ground or that is around things",
            "sensetop": "in/into the airthrough the air",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Music filled the night air."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Wave your hands in the air!",
                    "contextForm": "in/into the air"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I kicked the ball high into the air."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Spicy smells wafted through the air.",
                    "contextForm": "through the air"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He punched the air in triumph."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The air was thick with cigarette smoke."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The tang of some wild herb hung in the air."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Suddenly a scream pierced the air."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The air was sweet with incense."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The dog stretched and sniffed the air."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["hot", "warm", "chill"],
                "… of air": ["blast", "gust", "rush"],
                "verb + air": ["breathe", "breathe in", "gulp in"],
                "air + verb": ["blow", "circulate", "flow"],
                "air + noun": ["pollution", "quality", "pressure"],
                "preposition": ["in the air", "into the air", "through the air"],
                "phrases": ["in the open air"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the space above the earth where planes fly",
            "sensetop": "by air",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The temple was clearly visible from the air."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We watched as the helicopter took to the air."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It only takes three hours by air *(= in a plane)*.",
                    "contextForm": "by air"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**air travel/traffic**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "air defence systems *(= weapons that defend against attacks from the air)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A surprise air attack *(= from aircraft)* was launched at night."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "air + noun": ["travel", "fare", "traffic"],
                "preposition": ["by air", "from the air"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "the particular feeling or impression that is given by somebody/something; the way somebody does something",
            "sensetop": "air of something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She looked at him with a defiant air."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The room had an air of luxury.",
                    "contextForm": "air of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was an air of complete confidence about her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had an air of mystery about him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He leaned over to Melissa with an air of confidentiality."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You have an air of authority."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verb + air": ["have", "retain", "add"],
                "preposition": ["with an/​the air", "air of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "a tune",
            "labels": "(old-fashioned)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Bach’s Air on a G string"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Music"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "a way of behaving that shows that somebody thinks that they are more important, etc. than they really are",
            "labels": "(disapproving)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I hate it when people **put on airs**."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a way of behaving that shows that somebody thinks that they are more important, etc. than they really are",
            "labels": "(British English, disapproving)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Even when he became a star he didn’t have any airs and graces."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "clean air breathed in after being indoors or in a dirty atmosphere",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We'll get a breath of fresh air at lunchtime."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm going outside for a breath of fresh air."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Health and Fitness"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "(to have) plans or dreams that are not likely to happen or come true",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "As a child he would wander round the boatyards, building castles in the air about owning a boat one day."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to improve a difficult or tense situation by talking about worries, doubts, etc.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This meeting will be an opportunity to clear the air and start the healing process."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to make the air less dirty or less humid (= warm and wet)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Storms were supposed to clear the air."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to disappear suddenly in a mysterious way",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She can’t just have vanished into thin air."
                },
                {
                    "text": "At a stroke she could make things vanish into thin air."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to refer to an estimate or method of doing something that is not very accurate or scientific and partly based on guessing",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It isn’t an exact science—it’s a kind of finger in the air thing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘It’s all a bit finger in the air,’ admitted a spokesman."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to feel very happy",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Most couples feel they are walking on air on their wedding day."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "felt by a number of people to exist or to be happening",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There's romance in the air."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "broadcasting or not broadcasting on television or radio",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We will be back on air tomorrow morning at 7."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The programme was taken off the air over the summer."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["TV, radio and news"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "from nowhere or nothing, as if by magic",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Unfortunately, I can’t just conjure up the money out of thin air!"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to say a name, number, etc. without thinking about it, especially in answer to a question",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I just plucked a figure out of the air and said : ‘Would £1 000 seem reasonable to you?’"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "not yet decided",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Our travel plans are still up in the air."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "in a way that is not friendly and suggests that you think that you are better than other people",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She walked in with her nose in the air, ignoring everyone."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/eə(r)/",
                "audio": "ai/air/air__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/er/",
                "audio": "ai/air/air__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English (in senses (1-3) of noun): from Old French air, from Latin aer, from Greek aēr, denoting the gas. Senses 4 and 6 () of the noun are from French air, probably from Old French aire ‘site, disposition’, from Latin ager, agr- ‘field’ (influenced by senses 1-3). Sense (5) of the noun comes from Italian aria, from Latin aer ‘air’."
}