{
    "term": "burst",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "burst",
            "heSheIt": "bursts"
        },
        "pastSimple": "burst",
        "pastParticiple": "burst",
        "ingForm": "bursting"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to break open or apart, especially because of pressure from inside; to make something break in this way",
            "sensetop": "burst apartburst something",
            "labels": "(figurative)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "That balloon will burst if you blow it up any more."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The dam burst under the weight of water."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Shells were bursting *(= exploding)* all around us."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He felt he would burst with anger and shame."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was a danger that the engine would burst apart.",
                    "contextForm": "burst apart"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Don't burst that balloon!",
                    "contextForm": "burst something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The river **burst its banks** and flooded nearby towns."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a burst pipe"
                },
                {
                    "text": "My whole head felt ready to burst."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The ship was burst apart and its crew blasted to pieces."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He burst a blood vessel during a fit of coughing."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["suddenly", "immediately", "instantly"],
                "verb + burst": ["be about to", "be going to", "be ready to"],
                "preposition": ["out of", "with"],
                "verb + burst into": ["be about to", "be going to", "be ready to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to go or move somewhere suddenly with great force; to come from somewhere suddenly",
            "sensetop": "+ adv./prep.",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He burst into the room without knocking."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Suddenly the door flew open and Jo burst in."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sun burst through the clouds."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The words burst from her in an angry rush."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I felt as though my heart would burst out of my chest."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to be very full of something; to be very full and almost breaking open",
            "sensetop": "be bursting (with something)",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The roads are bursting with cars."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **be bursting with ideas/enthusiasm/pride**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The hall was filled to **bursting point**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The hall was **full to bursting**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**I’m bursting** (for a pee)! *(= I need to use the toilet right now.)*"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["suddenly", "immediately", "instantly"],
                "verb + burst": ["be about to", "be going to", "be ready to"],
                "preposition": ["out of", "with"],
                "verb + burst into": ["be about to", "be going to", "be ready to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be very full, especially of people",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Los Angeles is bursting at the seams with would-be actors."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The film is bursting at the seams with good performances."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to want to do something so much that you can hardly stop yourself",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She was bursting to tell him the good news."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "there is a sudden end to a good or lucky situation",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "When the bubble finally burst, hundreds of people lost their jobs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The optimistic bubble has now burst and economists agree the recession will continue."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to bring an end to somebody’s hopes, happiness, etc.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He seemed so happy, I couldn’t burst his bubble so soon."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to open suddenly or violently; to make something open in this way",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The door burst open."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Firefighters burst the door open and rescued them."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/bɜːst/",
                "audio": "bu/burst/burst__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/bɜːsts/",
                "audio": "bu/burst/bursts__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈbɜːstɪŋ/",
                "audio": "bu/burst/bursting__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/bɜːrst/",
                "audio": "bu/burst/burst__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/bɜːrsts/",
                "audio": "bu/burst/bursts__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈbɜːrstɪŋ/",
                "audio": "bu/burst/bursting__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English berstan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bersten, barsten."
}