{
    "term": "ingredient",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "one of the things from which something is made, especially one of the foods that are used together to make a particular dish",
            "sensetop": "ingredient for something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Mix all the ingredients in a bowl."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our skin cream **contains** only natural **ingredients**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The only **active ingredient** in this medicine is aspirin."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Avocado is the main ingredient of the Mexican dish."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Coconut is a basic ingredient for many curries.",
                    "contextForm": "ingredient for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "All food products should carry a list of ingredients on the packet."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Blend all the ingredients together in a bowl."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I only use natural ingredients."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It always pays to use the best ingredients when cooking."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Mix the marinade ingredients and pour over the goose."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Pour all of the ingredients into a blender."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The two drugs contain the same active ingredients."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Use a spoon to mix the dry ingredients."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a style which incorporated ingredients from the music of many different countries"
                },
                {
                    "text": "salicylic acid, the active ingredient in aspirin"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the chemical composition of the individual ingredients"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the principal ingredient of smog"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Cooking and eating"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["excellent", "good", "high-quality"],
                "verb + ingredient": ["use", "contain", "include"],
                "ingredient + noun": ["list", "label"],
                "phrases": ["a list of ingredients"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "one of the things or qualities that are necessary to make something successful",
            "sensetop": "ingredient for something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It has **all the ingredients** of a good mystery story."
                },
                {
                    "text": "An effective exercise programme has three **key ingredients**—intensity, frequency and duration."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Determination is one of the **essential ingredients** for success.",
                    "contextForm": "ingredient for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The magic ingredient is love."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Tolerance is an essential ingredient for a happy marriage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The little town has all the right ingredients for a murder mystery."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Australian team had the added ingredient of perseverance."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Hard work is a vital ingredient for success."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Forecasting is a basic ingredient of business planning."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She hopes the change of career will supply the missing ingredient in her life—excitement."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["critical", "crucial", "essential"],
                "verb + ingredient": ["have", "become", "provide"],
                "preposition": ["ingredient for", "ingredient in"],
                "phrases": ["an ingredient for success"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪnˈɡriːdiənt/",
                "audio": "in/ingredient/ingredient__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪnˈɡriːdiənt/",
                "audio": "in/ingredient/ingredient__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin ingredient- ‘entering’, from the verb ingredi, from in- ‘into’ + gradi ‘walk’."
}