{ "term": "god", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "the being or spirit that is worshipped and is believed to have created the universe", "labels": "(North American English)", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Do you **believe in God**?" }, { "text": "Good luck and **God bless you**." }, { "text": "Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God." }, { "text": "I swear by Almighty God that the evidence I shall give… *(= in a court of law)*" }, { "text": "He has given up drinking and found God." }, { "text": "He saw the accident as the will of God." }, { "text": "Muslims have only one God." }, { "text": "Nothing ever shook her faith in God." }, { "text": "the Jewish God" } ], "topics": ["Religion and festivals"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["pagan", "Christian", "Greek"], "verb + god": ["believe in", "follow", "have"], "god + verb": ["exist"], "preposition": ["god of"], "phrases": ["faith in God", "God’s will", "the will of God"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "(in some religions) a being or spirit who is believed to have power over a particular part of nature or who is believed to represent a particular quality", "sensetop": "god of something", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "the Hindu god Vishnu" }, { "text": "Greek gods" }, { "text": "the sun/rain god" }, { "text": "Mars was the Roman god of war.", "contextForm": "god of something" }, { "text": "The people worshipped pagan gods." }, { "text": "The Romans had many gods." }, { "text": "those who follow false gods" } ], "topics": ["Religion and festivals"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["pagan", "Christian", "Greek"], "verb + god": ["believe in", "follow", "have"], "god + verb": ["exist"], "preposition": ["god of"], "phrases": ["faith in God", "God’s will", "the will of God"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "a person who is loved or admired very much by other people", "examples": [ { "text": "To her fans she's a god." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "something to which too much importance or attention is given", "examples": [ { "text": "Money is his god." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "the seats that are high up at the back of a theatre", "labels": "(British English, informal)", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "We could only afford to sit in the gods." } ], "topics": ["Film and theatre"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "an event caused by natural forces beyond human control, such as a storm, a flood or an earthquake", "labels": "(law)", "examples": [], "topics": ["The environment"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to emphasize a feeling of surprise or that you are determined to do something", "labels": "(old-fashioned, informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used when you are expressing anger and the fact that you are impatient", "labels": "(old-fashioned, informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "For the love of God, tell me what he said!" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to emphasize what you are saying when you are surprised, shocked or annoyed", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "God, what a stupid thing to do!" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used when you are leaving somebody, to say that you hope they will be safe, etc.", "examples": [ { "text": "Goodnight, God bless." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say that you hope that something will not happen", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "‘Maybe you'll end up as a lawyer, like me.’ ‘God forbid!’" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say that you are afraid somebody will be in danger or that something bad will happen to them", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "God help us if this doesn't work." } ], "topics": ["Danger"] }, { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "used to emphasize that you do not know something", "examples": [ { "text": "God knows what else they might find." }, { "text": "‘Where are they?’ ‘Goodness knows.’" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "used to emphasize the truth of what you are saying", "examples": [ { "text": "She ought to pass the exam—goodness knows she's been working hard enough." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to show respect when you are talking about somebody who is dead", "labels": "(old-fashioned, informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a person who thinks that they are particularly good at something or who thinks that somebody will find them particularly attractive", "labels": "(ironic)", "examples": [ { "text": "He seems to think he's God's gift to women." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say that you hope that things will happen as you have planned and that there will be no problems", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "I'll be back next week, God willing." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say that you are frightened of the idea of something happening", "labels": "(humorous or old use)", "examples": [ { "text": "Heaven forfend that students are encouraged to think!" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to emphasize that what you are saying is true", "examples": [ { "text": "Honest to God, Mary, I'm not joking." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used especially in questions to show that you are angry, surprised or shocked", "examples": [ { "text": "What in God's name was that noise?" }, { "text": "Where in the name of Heaven have you been?" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "if the result of something is in the lap of the gods, you do not know what will happen because it depends on luck or things you cannot control", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a religious man, especially a priest or a clergyman", "labels": "(old-fashioned, formal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to behave as if you control events or other people’s lives", "examples": [ { "text": "It is unfair to ask doctors to play God and end someone's life." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say that you very much hope or wish that something will happen or not happen", "examples": [ { "text": "Please God, don't let him be dead." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to make somebody very frightened, especially in order to make them do something", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to swear that what you are saying is true, especially in a court of law", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say that you are pleased about something", "examples": [ { "text": "Thank God you're safe!" }, { "text": "‘Thank goodness for that!’ she said with a sigh of relief." }, { "text": "Thank heavens I've found my keys." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say that you could easily have been in the same difficult or unpleasant situation that somebody else is in", "labels": "(saying)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used after a verb to emphasize a particular hope, wish, etc.", "examples": [ { "text": "I wish to God you'd learn to pay attention!" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to show surprise, lack of belief, etc.", "labels": "(old-fashioned, informal)", "examples": [] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ɡɒd/", "audio": "go/god/god__gb_2.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ɡɑːd/", "audio": "go/god/god__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch god and German Gott." }