{ "term": "collection", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "b1", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "a group of objects, often of the same sort, that have been collected", "sensetop": "collection of something", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "He wanted to share his vast **art collection** with the world." }, { "text": "a stamp/coin/record collection" }, { "text": "an **extensive collection** of war photographs", "contextForm": "collection of something" }, { "text": "The painting comes from his private collection." }, { "text": "A glass-fronted cabinet displayed a collection of china figurines." }, { "text": "She built up her collection over a period of ten years." }, { "text": "He donated his art collection to the Guggenheim Museum." }, { "text": "Historians frequently ask to consult the collection." }, { "text": "I was allowed to view his family collection of miniatures." }, { "text": "She had the task of organizing the collection of rare manuscripts." }, { "text": "He made a collection of Roman coins and medals." }, { "text": "She needed only one more stamp to complete her collection." }, { "text": "The collection contains some 500 items." }, { "text": "The collection covers all phases of Picasso's career." }, { "text": "The collection has been added to over the years." }, { "text": "The collection is rarely on view to the public." }, { "text": "The collection is to go on public display for the first time next month." }, { "text": "The exhibition features a magnificent collection of bronze statues." }, { "text": "The museum boasts a superb collection of medieval weapons." }, { "text": "The museum has a large reserve collection in storage, which members of the public rarely get to see." }, { "text": "The museum's collection is growing all the time." }, { "text": "The museum's collection spans 5 000 years of art history." }, { "text": "The permanent collection is displayed on the first floor, whilst the ground floor houses temporary exhibitions." }, { "text": "We have a small but representative collection of Brazilian art." }, { "text": "a historical archive collection of 20 000 documents" }, { "text": "a new building to house the national collection of arms and armour" }, { "text": "a new painting to add to their collection" }, { "text": "a research collection available for study by archaeologists" }, { "text": "a valuable collection of antique porcelain" }, { "text": "major collections dating from the 11th to the 19th century" }, { "text": "the largest private art collection in the world" } ], "topics": ["Art"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["big", "extensive", "huge"], "verb + collection": ["boast", "have", "own"], "collection + verb": [ "consist of something", "contain something", "include something" ], "preposition": ["collection of"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "a group of objects or people", "examples": [ { "text": "There was a collection of books and shoes on the floor." }, { "text": "There is always a strange collection of runners in the London Marathon." }, { "text": "They appeared to be a motley collection of college students." }, { "text": "A somewhat strange collection of people had gathered in front of the building." }, { "text": "Running through the tale is a motley collection of loners looking for love." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["big", "extensive", "huge"], "verb + collection": ["boast", "have", "own"], "collection + verb": [ "consist of something", "contain something", "include something" ], "preposition": ["collection of"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "an act of taking something away from a place; an act of bringing things together into one place", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The first stage in research is **data collection**." }, { "text": "waste/rubbish/garbage/refuse collection" }, { "text": "The last collection from this postbox is at 5.15." }, { "text": "Your suit will be ready for collection on Tuesday." }, { "text": "the systematic collection of data" }, { "text": "to assemble and analyse a representative collection of data" }, { "text": "the need for more efficient tax collection" }, { "text": "different methods of data collection" }, { "text": "a refuse collection service" }, { "text": "a lack of collection points for waste paper" }, { "text": "Your car is awaiting collection at our garage." }, { "text": "We offer free collection of waste." }, { "text": "They will arrange collection of the chairs." }, { "text": "There are some difficulties with the collection of reliable data." }, { "text": "The council offers free collection of waste." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["routine", "systematic", "efficient"], "verb + collection": ["await", "be ready for", "arrange"], "collection + noun": ["point", "site", "service"], "preposition": ["collection of"], "phrases": ["a method of collection"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "a group of poems, stories or pieces of music published together as one book, etc.", "examples": [ { "text": "a collection of stories by women writers" }, { "text": "a collection of favourite Christmas music" }, { "text": "to publish a collection of scholarly essays" }, { "text": "The band has just released a collection of their greatest hits." } ], "collocations": { "verb + collection": ["compile", "edit", "produce"], "preposition": ["collection of"] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "an act of collecting money to help a charity or during a church service; the money collected", "cefr": "b2", "examples": [ { "text": "a house-to-house collection for Cancer Research" }, { "text": "The total collection last week amounted to £250." }, { "text": "a collection box/bucket *(= for people to put money in)*" }, { "text": "the church collection plate" }, { "text": "a street collection for famine relief" }, { "text": "We will have a collection for charity at the end of the concert." }, { "text": "A collection will be taken at the end of the service." } ], "topics": ["Social issues"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["house-to-house", "street", "charity"], "verb + collection": ["have", "make", "organize"], "collection + noun": ["box", "plate"], "preposition": ["collection for"] } }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "a range of new clothes or items for the home that are designed, made and offered for sale, often for a particular season", "labels": "(North American English also)", "cefr": "b2", "examples": [ { "text": "Armani’s stunning new autumn collection" }, { "text": "She has recently launched her new ready-to-wear collection." }, { "text": "the first designer to unveil his collection for the spring season" } ], "topics": ["Clothes and Fashion"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["new", "autumn", "fall"], "verb + collection": ["create", "launch", "show"] } } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/kəˈlekʃn/", "audio": "co/collection/collection__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/kəˈlekʃn/", "audio": "co/collection/collection__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: via Old French from Latin collectio(n-), from colligere ‘gather together’, from col- ‘together’ + legere ‘choose or collect’." }