{
    "term": "challenge",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a new or difficult task that tests somebody’s ability and skill",
            "sensetop": "challenge of somethingchallenge of doing somethingchallenge for somebody/somethingchallenge to somebody/something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **tough/major/significant challenge**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The role will be the **biggest challenge** of his acting career."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She still **faces** many **challenges** *(= has to deal with them)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Destruction of the environment is one of the most **serious challenges** we face."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The **greatest challenge** facing the region is unemployment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Rapid industrialization **presents** both **challenges** and opportunities."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Countries need to work together to **address the challenge** of climate change.",
                    "contextForm": "challenge of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Schools must **meet the challenge** of new technology *(= deal with it successfully)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I’m looking forward to the challenge of my new job."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The gallery has **risen to the challenge** of exhibiting the works of young artists.",
                    "contextForm": "challenge of doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The challenge for the government is to find a way of providing affordable housing.",
                    "contextForm": "challenge for somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Digital piracy continues to **pose** huge **challenges** to the industry.",
                    "contextForm": "challenge to somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has taken on some exciting new challenges with this job."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Liszt's piano music presents an enormous technical challenge."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She could always be counted on when a challenge arose."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The army faced the daunting challenge of fighting a war on two fronts."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The challenge lies in creating a demand for the product."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The competitive market represents significant challenges for farmers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the challenges facing nurses in casualty"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our team will have to fight off the challenge from better trained teams."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "considerable", "enormous"],
                "verb + challenge": ["be", "constitute", "remain"],
                "challenge + verb": ["confront somebody", "face somebody", "arise"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "an invitation or a suggestion to somebody that they should enter a competition, fight, etc.",
            "sensetop": "challenge for something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She **accepted his challenge** to a debate on the issue."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm looking forward to **taking on the challenge**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He plans to **mount a challenge** for the party leadership.",
                    "contextForm": "challenge for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She took up his challenge."
                },
                {
                    "text": "plans to mount a leadership challenge within the party"
                },
                {
                    "text": "his title challenge to the heavyweight champion"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a challenge from the other political party"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I accepted his challenge to a game of chess."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Suggestions and advice"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["effective", "serious", "strong"],
                "verb + challenge": ["be", "constitute", "present"],
                "preposition": ["challenge from", "challenge to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a statement or an action that shows that somebody refuses to accept something and questions whether it is right, legal, etc.",
            "sensetop": "challenge to somethingchallenge from somebody",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Their **legal challenge** was unsuccessful."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was a direct challenge to the president's authority.",
                    "contextForm": "challenge to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The commission reconsidered the rules after a challenge from the television networks.",
                    "contextForm": "challenge from somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The demonstration represents a direct challenge to the new law."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a legal challenge to the President's power"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was answering challenges to the government's policy."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["effective", "serious", "strong"],
                "verb + challenge": ["be", "constitute", "present"],
                "preposition": ["challenge from", "challenge to"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtʃælɪndʒ/",
                "audio": "ch/challenge/challenge__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtʃælɪndʒ/",
                "audio": "ch/challenge/challenge__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English (in the senses ‘accusation’ and ‘accuse’): from Old French chalenge (noun), chalenger (verb), from Latin calumnia ‘calumny’, calumniari ‘slander’."
}