{
    "term": "concept",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "an idea or a principle that is connected with something abstract",
            "sensetop": "concept of somethingconcept that…the concept behind something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the concept of social class",
                    "contextForm": "concept of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "helping students grasp abstract concepts such as leadership and teamwork"
                },
                {
                    "text": "basic/fundamental/key/core concepts"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the concept that everyone should have equality of opportunity",
                    "contextForm": "concept that…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the concepts behind an artist's work",
                    "contextForm": "the concept behind something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Sustainability is quite a broad concept."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Culture is a fairly nebulous concept."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He formulated the concept of imaginary time."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Not all companies have embraced the concept of diversity in the workplace."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She finds it difficult to grasp abstract concepts."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Students must be able to apply classroom concepts to practical situations."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We have a pretty clear concept of what we want to do."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The book provides concrete interpretations of some rather abstract concepts."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The concept of ‘adequate medical care’ is too vague."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The concept of my book is very simple."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The whole concept of responsibility was alien to him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the need to create new words to frame new concepts"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Industry has endorsed the concept that every young person should have the opportunity of work experience before leaving school."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The concept of infinity is almost impossible for us to comprehend."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We discussed concepts such as ‘democracy’ and ‘equality’."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We need to instil in children basic concepts of right and wrong."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He can't grasp the basic concepts of mathematics."
                },
                {
                    "text": "concepts such as ‘civilization’ and ‘government’"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["basic", "simple", "broad"],
                "verb + concept": ["have", "grasp", "understand"],
                "preposition": ["concept of"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "an idea for something new",
            "sensetop": "concept in something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a novel/innovative concept"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an exciting new concept in city living",
                    "contextForm": "concept in something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a novel marketing concept"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a design concept for a new school"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has no concept of structure, which is surprising for a man who learnt his craft in the theatre."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was the kind of child that had absolutely no concept of patience."
                },
                {
                    "text": "People have no concept of what he has done for this industry."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɒnsept/",
                "audio": "xc/concept/xconcept__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɑːnsept/",
                "audio": "xc/concept/xconcept__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘thought, imagination’): from Latin conceptum ‘something conceived’, from Latin concept- ‘conceived’, from concipere, from com- ‘together’ + capere ‘take’"
}