{
    "term": "contest",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a competition in which people try to win something",
            "sensetop": "in a contestcontest between A and Bcontest with somebodycontest to do something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to hold a singing/talent contest"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **enter/win a contest**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was awarded the first prize in an essay contest .",
                    "contextForm": "in a contest"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was a close contest between two evenly matched crews.",
                    "contextForm": "contest between A and B"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He said he had enjoyed the contest with his rival for the title .",
                    "contextForm": "contest with somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a contest to win a free tickets to the concert",
                    "contextForm": "contest to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He won his opening contest against Costa of Argentina."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has injured her knee and is now out of the contest."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Sporting contests are held in the arena."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The New Zealanders are looking forward to future contests with South Africa."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The contest was too one-sided to be exciting."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The contestants are eliminated one by one until the last two compete in a head-to-head contest."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The other bidders for the contract complained that it had not been a fair contest."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They won the doubles contest against the Williams sisters."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This contest is wide open: any of half a dozen teams could win it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the contest between these two great boxers"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She's the favourite for this year's Eurovision Song Contest."
                },
                {
                    "text": "To enter the contest, simply send an email to this address…"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["close", "equal", "even"],
                "verb + contest": ["have", "hold", "run"],
                "contest + verb": ["take place"],
                "preposition": [
                    "during a/​the contest",
                    "in a/​the contest",
                    "out of a/​the contest"
                ],
                "phrases": [
                    "a contest of skills",
                    "a contest of strength",
                    "be no contest"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a struggle to gain control or power",
            "sensetop": "in a contestcontest for somethingcontest between A and Bcontest with somebodycontest to do something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the **leadership/presidential contest**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Both parties are predicting victory in this close contest.",
                    "contextForm": "in a contest"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a contest for the leadership of the party",
                    "contextForm": "contest for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a contest between traditional and liberal views",
                    "contextForm": "contest between A and B"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It looks like being a close-fought contest with the Conservatives.",
                    "contextForm": "contest with somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the contest to gain control of the party",
                    "contextForm": "contest to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "During the election contest newspapers are not allowed to publish public opinion polls."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In the animal kingdom intruders usually lose contests over territories."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Politics"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["close", "equal", "even"],
                "verb + contest": ["have", "hold", "run"],
                "contest + verb": ["take place"],
                "preposition": [
                    "during a/​the contest",
                    "in a/​the contest",
                    "out of a/​the contest"
                ],
                "phrases": [
                    "a contest of skills",
                    "a contest of strength",
                    "be no contest"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that one side in a competition is so much stronger or better than the other that it is sure to win easily",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɒntest/",
                "audio": "xc/contest/xcontest__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɑːntest/",
                "audio": "xc/contest/xcontest__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 16th cent. (as a verb in the sense ‘swear to, attest’): from Latin contestari ‘call upon to witness, initiate (by calling witnesses)’, from con- ‘together’ + testare ‘to witness’. The senses ‘wrangle, struggle for’ arose in the early 17th cent., which gave rise to the current noun and verb senses."
}