{ "term": "example", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "something such as an object, a fact or a situation that shows, explains or supports what you say", "sensetop": "example of something", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Let me **give** you **an example**." }, { "text": "It is important to **cite examples** to support your argument." }, { "text": "to provide/offer an example" }, { "text": "I shall take four different examples from contemporary literature to illustrate my point." }, { "text": "Can you show me an example of what you mean?", "contextForm": "example of something" }, { "text": "This dictionary has many examples of how words are used." }, { "text": "Just to give you an example of his generosity—he gave me his old car and wouldn't take any money for it." }, { "text": "The progress the students have made **serves as an example** of the benefit of small class sizes." }, { "text": "**By way of example**, we'll look at our most recent advertising campaign." }, { "text": "Consider the following example…" }, { "text": "He uses a number of historical examples to support his thesis." }, { "text": "Let me give a concrete example of what I mean." }, { "text": "The book is full of practical examples of classroom activities." }, { "text": "The leaflet includes several examples of bad grammar." }, { "text": "The teacher in our example is clearly wrong." }, { "text": "These examples suggest that there is a connection between the two processes." }, { "text": "This is far from an isolated example." }, { "text": "To take an obvious example, if there is a good harvest the price of grain will fall." }, { "text": "Twenty-seven examples are presented in this video." }, { "text": "We can still find examples of discrimination today." }, { "text": "We've seen other examples of this same problem recently." }, { "text": "a book filled with real-life examples that anyone can relate to" }, { "text": "a telling example of how difficult it can be to succeed in business" }, { "text": "the example shown in Figure 2" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["characteristic", "classic", "prime"], "verb + example": ["give somebody", "offer", "provide (somebody with)"], "example + verb": [ "demonstrate something", "highlight something", "illustrate something" ], "preposition": ["for example", "in an/​the example", "example of"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "a thing that is typical of or represents a particular group or set", "sensetop": "example (of something)", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "This is a **good example** of the artist's early work." }, { "text": "It is a **perfect example** of this type of architecture." }, { "text": "Japan is often quoted as the **prime example** of a modern industrial nation." }, { "text": "It is a **classic example** of how not to design a new city centre." }, { "text": "The film was held up as an example of good cinema." }, { "text": "This is a classic example of a badly designed building." }, { "text": "This is among the worst examples of corporate greed." }, { "text": "a magnificent example of 18th-century architecture" }, { "text": "His treatment of his secretary was a blatant example of managerial arrogance." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["characteristic", "classic", "prime"], "verb + example": ["give somebody", "offer", "provide (somebody with)"], "example + verb": [ "demonstrate something", "highlight something", "illustrate something" ], "preposition": ["for example", "in an/​the example", "example of"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "a person or their behaviour that is thought to be a good model for others to copy", "sensetop": "example to somebodyexample for somebodyexample of somethingby example", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Her courage is an example to us all.", "contextForm": "example to somebody" }, { "text": "He **sets an example** for the other students.", "contextForm": "example for somebody" }, { "text": "They are a **shining example** of the best of the human spirit.", "contextForm": "example of something" }, { "text": "He is a captain who **leads by example**.", "contextForm": "by example" }, { "text": "Top management should be seen to lead by example." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["good", "great", "inspiring"], "verb + example": ["set", "show", "follow"], "preposition": ["by example", "example to"], "phrases": ["make an example of somebody"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "a person’s behaviour, either good or bad, that other people copy", "examples": [ { "text": "It would be a mistake to **follow his example**." }, { "text": "They started to plan protests, inspired by the example of their neighbours." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["good", "great", "inspiring"], "verb + example": ["set", "show", "follow"], "preposition": ["by example", "example to"], "phrases": ["make an example of somebody"] } }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to emphasize something that explains or supports what you are saying; used to give an example of what you are saying", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "There is a similar word in many languages, for example in French and Italian." }, { "text": "The report is incomplete; it does not include sales in France, for example." }, { "text": "It is possible to combine computer science with other subjects, for example physics." }, { "text": "An athlete, for example, might turn the pedals 80 times a minute." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to punish somebody as a warning to others not to do the same thing", "examples": [ { "text": "The teacher made an example of him by suspending him from school." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ɪɡˈzɑːmpl/", "audio": "ex/example/example__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ɪɡˈzæmpl/", "audio": "ex/example/example__us_5.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin exemplum, from eximere ‘take out’, from ex- ‘out’ + emere ‘take’. Compare with sample." }