{
    "term": "horizon",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "image": "data/images/co/coast.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the furthest that you can see, where the sky seems to meet the land or the sea",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The sun sank below the horizon."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A ship appeared on the horizon."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I watched the pale sun climb over the horizon."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Land was still out of sight beyond the horizon."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The captain scanned the horizon for any sign of other vessels."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The moon was rising over the horizon."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sea stretched away to the distant horizon."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sun was sinking rapidly below the western horizon."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Weather", "Geography"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["northern", "southern", "etc."],
                "verb + horizon": ["scan"],
                "preposition": [
                    "above the horizon",
                    "below the horizon",
                    "beyond the horizon"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the limit of your desires, knowledge or interests",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She wanted to travel to **broaden her horizons**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company needs new horizons now."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They had become aware of possibilities beyond their own limited horizons."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their horizons were limited to events within the town community."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My first trip to the theatre broadened my cultural horizons."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is hoped that the course will open up new horizons for students."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His horizons didn't stretch beyond his next game."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her trips overseas have broadened her cultural horizons."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["limited", "narrow", "new"],
                "verb + horizons": ["broaden", "expand", "open up"],
                "horizons + verb": ["stretch"],
                "preposition": ["beyond your horizon"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "likely to happen soon",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There's trouble looming on the horizon."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/həˈraɪzn/",
                "audio": "ho/horizon/horizon__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/həˈraɪzn/",
                "audio": "ho/horizon/horizon__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin horizon, from Greek horizōn (kuklos) ‘limiting (circle)’."
}