{
    "term": "hero",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a person who is admired by many people for doing something brave or good",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **war hero** *(= somebody who was very brave during a war)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a hero of the First World War"
                },
                {
                    "text": "one of the country’s **national heroes**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His charity work has made him something of a **local hero**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Olympic team were given **a hero's welcome** on their return home."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Scientists like her are typically **unsung heroes** *(= people who are not praised or famous but deserve to be)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was **hailed as a hero** after the rescue."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Everyone played brilliantly, but Jones was the hero of the hour."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He returned home from the tournament a conquering hero."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was hailed as a hero after the rescue."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was one of the great football heroes of his day."
                },
                {
                    "text": "John was no hero—he stood back as his friends approached the two armed border guards."
                },
                {
                    "text": "O'Reilly enjoyed hero status based on his ability with a ball."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was an unsung hero of the British film industry."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The fight to save the forest turned him into a local hero."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The song remembers the brave heroes who died for their country."
                },
                {
                    "text": "James Dean was a cult hero of the fifties."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Personal qualities"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "great", "genuine"],
                "verb + hero": ["be hailed (as)", "become", "make somebody into"],
                "hero + verb": ["battle", "fight", "rescue somebody"],
                "hero + noun": ["status", "figure", "worship"],
                "preposition": ["hero to"],
                "phrases": [
                    "be no hero",
                    "give somebody a hero’s welcome",
                    "receive a hero’s welcome"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the main character in a story, novel, film, etc., especially the main male character",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The hero of the novel is a ten-year old boy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**action heroes** like Chris Hemsworth"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Being shy and unassuming, he was an unlikely romantic hero."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Don Quixote, the eponymous hero of the novel by Cervantes"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Tired of playing the square-jawed hero, he sought out more challenging roles."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Film and theatre", "Literature and writing"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "great", "genuine"],
                "verb + hero": ["be hailed (as)", "become", "make somebody into"],
                "hero + verb": ["battle", "fight", "rescue somebody"],
                "hero + noun": ["status", "figure", "worship"],
                "preposition": ["hero to"],
                "phrases": [
                    "be no hero",
                    "give somebody a hero’s welcome",
                    "receive a hero’s welcome"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a person that you admire because of a particular quality or skill that they have",
            "sensetop": "hero to somebody",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "my childhood hero"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He **became a hero** to millions for his decision to oppose the government's reforms.",
                    "contextForm": "hero to somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a chance to meet his hero"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Jimi Hendrix was her guitar hero."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In this album she pays tribute to her musical heroes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His father was a hero figure to him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Einstein is the all-time hero of many scientists."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "great", "genuine"],
                "verb + hero": ["be hailed (as)", "become", "make somebody into"],
                "hero + verb": ["battle", "fight", "rescue somebody"],
                "hero + noun": ["status", "figure", "worship"],
                "preposition": ["hero to"],
                "phrases": [
                    "be no hero",
                    "give somebody a hero’s welcome",
                    "receive a hero’s welcome"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a long bread roll split open along its length and filled with various types of food",
            "labels": "(all North American English)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈhɪərəʊ/",
                "audio": "he/hero/hero__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈhɪrəʊ/",
                "audio": "he/hero/hero__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English (with mythological reference): via Latin from Greek hērōs."
}