{
    "term": "exam",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a formal written, spoken or practical test, especially at school or college, to see how much you know about a subject, or what you can do",
            "sensetop": "exam in somethingin an examon an exam",
            "labels": "(British English)(British English, formal)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(North American English)North American EnglishNorth American EnglishBritish English(British English)(especially British English)(North American English)(North American English)(British English)(British English)(North American English)(North American English)(British English)(both British English, informal)(both especially North American English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(North American English)(North American English)(British English)(North American English)(North American English, informal)(both British English)(especially British English)(especially North American English)(British English)(North American English)(especially North American English, informal)(especially North American English, informal)(British English)(British English)(British English)(both North American English)",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to **take an exam**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **pass/fail an exam**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I hate **doing exams**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **sit an exam**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to mark an exam"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to grade an exam"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I failed the college **entrance exam** *(= to get a place at college)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Every term we would have exams in maths, English, French, etc.",
                    "contextForm": "exam in something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She did well in her exams.",
                    "contextForm": "in an exam"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She did well on her exams.",
                    "contextForm": "on an exam"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an **exam paper**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I got my **exam results** today."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A lot of students suffer from exam nerves."
                },
                {
                    "text": "As soon as the exams are over I'm going on holiday."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Candidates found cheating in any exam will be disqualified from all their exams."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Success in school exams does not necessarily prepare you for being successful in life."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He did badly in his history exam."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I can't go out because I'm revising for end of year exams."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Sample exam questions are also provided for each chapter."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Offences included taking mobile phones, books or notes into the exam room."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I just finished my last law school exam."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I wrote two awful essays and was lucky to scrape through the exam."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In spite of her worries, she passed the exam with flying colours."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The exam format has been changed to include multiple-choice questions."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The final exam is set by a board of professors."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The midterm exams are coming up."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The regional exam boards all get together regularly to ensure equal standards."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is a subdued atmosphere in the school at exam time."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We had an English exam on this play."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a Master's program's comprehensive exam"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an exam for nurses"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an exam for school leavers"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an exam in chemistry"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the California high-school exit exam"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the New York state bar exam"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's practising hard for his piano exam."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I got my exam grades/​scores today."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Education"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["difficult", "easy", "entrance"],
                "verb + exam": ["cram for", "prepare for", "review for"],
                "exam + verb": ["begin", "start", "be coming up"],
                "exam + noun": ["practice", "preparation", "revision"],
                "preposition": ["in an/​the exam", "on an/​the exam", "exam for"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a medical test of a particular part of the body",
            "labels": "(North American English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an eye exam"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She carried out a thorough exam and didn't find anything unusual."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The doctor will then perform a physical exam on the child."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The follow-up exams showed the baby was healthy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You should have a clinical breast exam every year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an ultrasound exam of the baby"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["thorough", "routine", "follow-up"],
                "verb + exam": ["do", "perform", "have"],
                "exam + verb": ["reveal something", "show something"],
                "exam + noun": ["room", "table"],
                "preposition": ["exam of", "exam on"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪɡˈzæm/",
                "audio": "ex/exam/exam__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪɡˈzæm/",
                "audio": "ex/exam/exam__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}