{
    "term": "exclude",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "exclude",
            "heSheIt": "excludes"
        },
        "pastSimple": "excluded",
        "pastParticiple": "excluded",
        "ingForm": "excluding"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to deliberately not include something in what you are doing or considering",
            "sensetop": "exclude something (from something)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The cost of borrowing has been excluded from the inflation figures."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Try excluding fat from your diet."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Buses run every hour, Sundays excluded."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Unlawfully obtained evidence is not automatically excluded from a criminal trial."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a clause that seeks to exclude liability for death or serious injury"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["altogether", "completely", "entirely"],
                "verb + exclude": ["be designed to", "attempt to", "try to"],
                "preposition": ["from"],
                "phrases": ["feel excluded", "socially excluded"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to prevent somebody/something from entering a place or taking part in something",
            "sensetop": "exclude somebody/something (from something)",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Women are still excluded from some London clubs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Concern is growing over the number of children excluded from school *(= not allowed to attend because of bad behaviour)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She felt excluded by the other girls *(= they did not let her join in what they were doing)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The panel recommended that he also be excluded from serving on any committees."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She saw herself as an outsider trying to enter a world that sought to exclude her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Large multinationals can make bids which effectively exclude local firms."
                },
                {
                    "text": "services designed to assist the socially excluded"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many local people felt excluded from decisions that affected their own community."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Certain groups tend to be excluded from full participation in society."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The measure would serve to exclude certain voters."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Education"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["altogether", "completely", "entirely"],
                "verb + exclude": ["be designed to", "attempt to", "try to"],
                "preposition": ["from"],
                "phrases": ["feel excluded", "socially excluded"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to decide that something is not possible",
            "sensetop": "exclude something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We should not **exclude the possibility** of negotiation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The police have excluded theft as a motive for the murder."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The possibility of error cannot be absolutely excluded."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["altogether", "completely", "entirely"],
                "verb + exclude": ["be designed to", "attempt to", "try to"],
                "preposition": ["from"],
                "phrases": ["feel excluded", "socially excluded"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪkˈskluːd/",
                "audio": "ex/exclude/exclude__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪkˈskluːdz/",
                "audio": "ex/exclude/excludes__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪkˈskluːdɪd/",
                "audio": "ex/exclude/excluded__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪkˈskluːdɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ex/exclude/excluding__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪkˈskluːd/",
                "audio": "ex/exclude/exclude__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪkˈskluːdz/",
                "audio": "ex/exclude/excludes__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪkˈskluːdɪd/",
                "audio": "ex/exclude/excluded__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪkˈskluːdɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ex/exclude/excluding__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin excludere, from ex- ‘out’ + claudere ‘to shut’."
}