{
    "term": "certificate",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "an official document that may be used to prove that the facts it states are true",
            "sensetop": "certificate of something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **birth/marriage/death certificate**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a certificate of motor insurance",
                    "contextForm": "certificate of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The police are waiting for the doctor to issue a death certificate."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a certificate of authenticity"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She showed her certificate of insurance."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Everyone entering the country needs to show a health certificate."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This certificate is an important document. Keep it in a safe place."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Life stages"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["birth", "death", "marriage"],
                "verb + certificate": ["award (somebody)", "issue", "earn"],
                "preposition": ["certificate of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "an official document proving that you have completed a course of study or passed an exam; a qualification obtained after a course of study or an exam",
            "sensetop": "certificate of something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a Postgraduate Certificate in Education *(= a British qualification for teachers)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A certificate of completion will be issued to all who complete the course.",
                    "contextForm": "certificate of something"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Success", "Education"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["birth", "death", "marriage"],
                "verb + certificate": ["award (somebody)", "issue", "earn"],
                "preposition": ["certificate of"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/səˈtɪfɪkət/",
                "audio": "ce/certificate/certificate__gb_4.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/sərˈtɪfɪkət/",
                "audio": "ce/certificate/certificate__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (in the sense ‘certification’): from French certificat or medieval Latin certificatum, from certificare, from Latin certus ‘certain’."
}