{
    "term": "knowledge",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the information, understanding and skills that you gain through education or experience",
            "sensetop": "knowledge of somethingknowledge about something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "scientific/technical **knowledge and skills**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "intimate/first-hand/basic knowledge"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **thirst for knowledge**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It will be an opportunity to **gain knowledge** and experience."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has **acquired **a detailed **knowledge **of the subject.",
                    "contextForm": "knowledge of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They enjoy **sharing their knowledge** of the business."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He had no **prior knowledge** of the language before visiting the country."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has a wide knowledge of painting and music."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is a **lack of knowledge** about the tax system.",
                    "contextForm": "knowledge about something"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Education"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["new", "basic", "considerable"],
                "… of knowledge": ["body"],
                "verb + knowledge": ["acquire", "gain", "have"],
                "preposition": [
                    "in the knowledge",
                    "to somebody’s knowledge",
                    "with somebody’s knowledge"
                ],
                "phrases": [
                    "a wealth of knowledge",
                    "a gap in your knowledge",
                    "the pursuit of knowledge"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the state of knowing about a particular fact or situation",
            "sensetop": "knowledge (of something)without somebody's knowledgewith somebody's knowledgein the knowledge that…",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He **denied all knowledge** of the affair.",
                    "contextForm": "knowledge (of something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She sent the letter without my knowledge.",
                    "contextForm": "without somebody's knowledge"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The film was made with the Prince's **full knowledge** and approval.",
                    "contextForm": "with somebody's knowledge"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was happy in the knowledge that I had done my best.",
                    "contextForm": "in the knowledge that…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I went to sleep **secure in the knowledge** that I was not alone in the house."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They could relax **safe in the knowledge** that they had the funding for the project."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their delight in the win was **tempered by the knowledge that** the competition would only get fiercer."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["new", "basic", "considerable"],
                "… of knowledge": ["body"],
                "verb + knowledge": ["acquire", "gain", "have"],
                "preposition": [
                    "in the knowledge",
                    "to somebody’s knowledge",
                    "with somebody’s knowledge"
                ],
                "phrases": [
                    "a wealth of knowledge",
                    "a gap in your knowledge",
                    "the pursuit of knowledge"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "information, considered as a resource to be used and supplied in industry, rather than producing goods",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the shift toward a **knowledge economy**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Knowledge workers** are driving our economy today."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the emergence of consultancy as a knowledge industry"
                },
                {
                    "text": "knowledge capital/assets"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The successful candidate will have experience in data and **knowledge management**."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be something that everyone knows, especially in a particular community or group",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Their relationship is common knowledge."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to become known by somebody",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It has come to our knowledge that you have been taking time off without permission."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "as far as you know",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He never made a will, to the best of my knowledge."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "from the information you have, although you may not know everything",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "‘Are they divorced?’ ‘Not to my knowledge.’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She never, to my knowledge, considered resigning."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnɒlɪdʒ/",
                "audio": "kn/knowledge/knowledge__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnɑːlɪdʒ/",
                "audio": "kn/knowledge/knowledge__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English (originally as a verb in the sense ‘acknowledge, recognize’, later as a noun): from an Old English compound based on cnāwan (see know)."
}