{
    "term": "item",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "one thing on a list of things to buy, do, talk about, etc.",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "What's the next item on the agenda?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are plenty of vegetarian items on the menu."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She still has five items on her to-do list."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Students had to select three topics from the **list of items**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is a maximum score of two points per test item."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["individual", "particular", "single"],
                "preposition": ["item of", "item about", "item on"],
                "phrases": ["item by item", "an item on the agenda, list, menu, etc."]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a single object or thing",
            "sensetop": "item of something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Can I pay for each item separately?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The price of many basic **food items** continues to rise."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**household items** such as brushes and bedclothes"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A windproof jacket is an essential **item of clothing** for hillwalking.",
                    "contextForm": "item of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Are there any items of furniture you want to take with you?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The computer was my largest single item of expenditure."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This clock is a **collector's item** *(= because it is rare and valuable)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Each individual item has a number."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Several valuable items were stolen."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is a higher tax on luxury items."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Shopping"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["individual", "particular", "single"],
                "preposition": ["item of", "item about", "item on"],
                "phrases": ["item by item", "an item on the agenda, list, menu, etc."]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a single piece of news in a newspaper, on television, online, etc.",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The following **news item** may be of interest to you."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I heard an item on the radio about a new cancer treatment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I came across two items of disturbing news."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Journal is packed with **items of interest** from cover to cover."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The programme featured an item on clothes for young children."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a news item about wildfires in California"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["TV, radio and news"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["individual", "particular", "single"],
                "preposition": ["item of", "item about", "item on"],
                "phrases": ["item by item", "an item on the agenda, list, menu, etc."]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be involved in a romantic or sexual relationship",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Are they an item?"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈaɪtəm/",
                "audio": "it/item/item__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈaɪtəm/",
                "audio": "it/item/item__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (as an adverb): from Latin, ‘in like manner, also’. The noun sense arose (late 16th cent.) from the use of the adverb to introduce each statement in a list."
}