{
    "term": "input",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "time, knowledge, ideas, etc. that you put into work, a project, etc. in order to make it succeed; the act of putting something in",
            "sensetop": "input into somethinginput to somethinginput of somethinginput of something into something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'd appreciate your input on this."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They all had some input into the discussion.",
                    "contextForm": "input into something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Barley is one of the main inputs to the process of distillation.",
                    "contextForm": "input to something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Growing anything in this soil will require heavy inputs of nutrients.",
                    "contextForm": "input of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There has been a big input of resources into the project from industry.",
                    "contextForm": "input of something into something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I have no creative input to the projects I work on."
                },
                {
                    "text": "If you have ideas for improvements, your input is always appreciated."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Once running, the system requires very little input."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The report contains a substantial input by the police."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The union would like more input on redundancies."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We actively solicit input from our users."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We have made some adjustments based on user input."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an additional input to market analysis"
                },
                {
                    "text": "constructive criticism which provided an input into the school's decision-making process"
                },
                {
                    "text": "her input into the survey"
                },
                {
                    "text": "input from various interested parties"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'd appreciate your input on this."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["great", "important", "major"],
                "verb + input": ["have", "need", "require"],
                "preposition": ["input by", "input from", "input in"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the act of putting information into a computer; the information that you put in",
            "sensetop": "input from something",
            "labels": "(computing)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "data input"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The software will accept input from a variety of other programs.",
                    "contextForm": "input from something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Decision tables can be used as computer input."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Early computers required input in the form of punched cards."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It may be beyond the capability of the hardware to process the input."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The cursor is positioned on the first input field of the page."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an input device such as a keyboard"
                },
                {
                    "text": "input to a computer database"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There's the socket for audio input."
                },
                {
                    "text": "input from a mouse"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Computers"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["data", "user", "keyboard"],
                "verb + input": ["require", "accept", "process"],
                "input + noun": ["data", "file", "field"],
                "preposition": ["input for", "input from", "input to"],
                "phrases": ["input and output"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a place or means for electricity, data, etc. to enter a machine or system",
            "labels": "(specialist)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an input lead"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Where is the audio input on the computer?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "inputs for the printers"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɪnpʊt/",
                "audio": "in/input/input__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɪnpʊt/",
                "audio": "in/input/input__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}