{
    "term": "dislike",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "dislike",
            "heSheIt": "dislikes"
        },
        "pastSimple": "disliked",
        "pastParticiple": "disliked",
        "ingForm": "disliking"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to not like somebody/something",
            "sensetop": "dislike somebody/somethingdislike doing somethingdislike somebody/something doing somethingdislike it when…dislike something about somebody/something",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Why do you dislike him so much?",
                    "contextForm": "dislike somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She disliked her boss intensely."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are very few foods that I **actively dislike**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I dislike being away from my family.",
                    "contextForm": "dislike doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Much as she disliked** going to funerals *(= although she did not like it at all)*, she knew she had to be there."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He disliked her staying away from home.",
                    "contextForm": "dislike somebody/something doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He disliked it when she behaved badly in front of his mother.",
                    "contextForm": "dislike it when…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "What did you dislike about the movie?",
                    "contextForm": "dislike something about somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The new teacher was widely disliked."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The new regime is universally disliked."
                },
                {
                    "text": "If anyone really dislikes this colour, please tell me."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was disliked by most of his contemporaries."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Though he seemed charming, the girl instinctively disliked him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Not only would she rather not go swimming, she actively dislikes it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He simply disliked working with committees and avoided it whenever possible."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Most people dislike going to the dentist."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Much as she disliked asking for help, she knew she had to."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He disliked it when she phoned him so late at night."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Preferences and decisions"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["cordially", "greatly", "heartily"],
                "phrases": [
                    "be generally disliked",
                    "be universally disliked",
                    "be widely disliked"
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪsˈlaɪk/",
                "audio": "di/dislike/dislike__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪsˈlaɪks/",
                "audio": "di/dislike/dislikes__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪsˈlaɪkt/",
                "audio": "di/dislike/disliked__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪsˈlaɪkɪŋ/",
                "audio": "di/dislike/disliking__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪsˈlaɪk/",
                "audio": "di/dislike/dislike__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪsˈlaɪks/",
                "audio": "di/dislike/dislikes__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪsˈlaɪkt/",
                "audio": "di/dislike/disliked__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪsˈlaɪkɪŋ/",
                "audio": "di/dislike/disliking__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}