{
    "term": "group",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a number of people or things that are together in the same place or that are connected in some way",
            "sensetop": "group of somebody/somethingin groupsas a group",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a group of people/students/friends",
                    "contextForm": "group of somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A group of us is/are going to the theatre this evening."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a group of islands in the Indian ocean"
                },
                {
                    "text": "English is a member of the Germanic group of languages."
                },
                {
                    "text": "People were standing around in small groups.",
                    "contextForm": "in groups"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The gorillas go foraging for food as a group.",
                    "contextForm": "as a group"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The proportion of single-parent families varies between different income groups."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Disabled drivers are an ever-growing **minority group**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Minority groups are entitled to equal protection under the law."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has a very wide group of friends."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The animals live in family groups of 10–20 individuals."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The president met with a select group of senior ministers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Within a group, each individual had a definite status."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a group of young mothers"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A large group of people had collected outside the building."
                },
                {
                    "text": "On the hillside was a little group of houses."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Students were sitting around in groups on the grass."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["People in society"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "large", "wide"],
                "verb + group": ["create", "form", "found"],
                "group + verb": ["form", "split up", "comprise"],
                "group + noun": ["leader", "member", "activity"],
                "preposition": ["as a group", "in a/​the group", "within a/​the group"],
                "phrases": ["divide somebody/​something into groups"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a number of people who work or do something together or share particular beliefs",
            "sensetop": "group of somebodyin a groupinto groups",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The residents **formed a** community action **group**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've **joined a** writing **group**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a research/study/discussion group"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a human rights group"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a militant/rebel/terrorist group"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Other **members of the group** agree."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She **leads a group** of scientists at the Medical Research Centre.",
                    "contextForm": "group of somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are fifteen of us in the group.",
                    "contextForm": "in a group"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to work in groups"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The students were **divided into groups** of four.",
                    "contextForm": "into groups"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Classes will involve both individual and **group activities**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Only **group members** are allowed to vote."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She asked her students to get into groups of four."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The strangers who came together for the course soon became a cohesive group."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We divided the class into small groups."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a discussion group that meets once a month"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It costs $20 to join the group."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She goes to a drama group every Saturday."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She worked with groups of college students who had literacy problems."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The college has a small but active women's group."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They formed a small group that was later to grow into a major protest movement."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We have set up a self-help group for victims of crime."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The move was condemned by human rights groups."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Environmental groups were delighted with the tone of the report."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a number of companies that are owned by the same person or organization",
            "labels": "(business)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This acquisition will make them the largest newspaper group in the world."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Burton group announced its quarterly figures yesterday."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our group sales director attended the conference in Munich this year."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Business"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "large", "wide"],
                "verb + group": ["create", "form", "found"],
                "group + verb": ["form", "split up", "comprise"],
                "group + noun": ["leader", "member", "activity"],
                "preposition": ["as a group", "in a/​the group", "within a/​the group"],
                "phrases": ["divide somebody/​something into groups"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a number of musicians who perform together, especially to play pop music",
            "labels": "(becoming old-fashioned)",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She sings in a rock group."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The group formed back in 1992."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The group has split up and re-formed several times with different musicians."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He left the group last year to pursue a solo career."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Music"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "large", "wide"],
                "verb + group": ["create", "form", "found"],
                "group + verb": ["form", "split up", "comprise"],
                "group + noun": ["leader", "member", "activity"],
                "preposition": ["as a group", "in a/​the group", "within a/​the group"],
                "phrases": ["divide somebody/​something into groups"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɡruːp/",
                "audio": "gr/group/group__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɡruːp/",
                "audio": "gr/group/group__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 17th cent.: from French groupe, from Italian gruppo, of Germanic origin; related to crop."
}