{
    "term": "laugh",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "laugh",
            "heSheIt": "laughs"
        },
        "pastSimple": "laughed",
        "pastParticiple": "laughed",
        "ingForm": "laughing"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to make the sounds and movements of your face that show you think something is funny or silly",
            "sensetop": "laugh at somethinglaugh about something+ speech",
            "labels": "British English",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to **laugh out loud**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to laugh loudly/aloud/heartily"
                },
                {
                    "text": "When I heard her excuse, I **just laughed**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was **laughing so hard** that I had tears running down my cheeks."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The show was hilarious—I couldn't stop laughing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You never laugh at my jokes!",
                    "contextForm": "laugh at something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were laughing hysterically about something he had said.",
                    "contextForm": "laugh about something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She always **makes me laugh**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He **burst out laughing** *(= suddenly started laughing)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She laughed to cover her nervousness."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I told him I was worried but he laughed scornfully."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She laughed and said, ‘You silly man!’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘You're crazy!’ she laughed.",
                    "contextForm": "+ speech"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Emilio tilted his head back and laughed good-naturedly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She laughed, and he found himself laughing with her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He laughed heartily at his own joke."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She looked so funny I just had to laugh."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He pulled a funny face to make us laugh."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She realized how she had been fooled, and laughed bitterly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I have not heard an audience laugh so hard for a long time."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I heard him suddenly laugh aloud."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I laughed uneasily, trying to make light of the moment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I thought she would be angry but she just laughed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was watching them and trying not to laugh."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It looked so funny that I almost laughed out loud."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was so funny we just fell about laughing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Sam shook her head, laughing in amusement."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He laughed slightly as he saw my expression."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She smiles and laughs easily."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He spent time talking and laughing with the children."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was fooling around and we couldn't stop laughing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The audience laughed at his jokes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were talking and laughing together."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Tomorrow you'll be able to laugh about this."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Trent almost laughed with relief."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Vivian started laughing hysterically."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We were laughing over some joke Bentley had told."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["aloud", "loudly", "out loud"],
                "verb + laugh": ["have to", "want to", "begin to"],
                "preposition": ["about", "at", "in"],
                "phrases": [
                    "burst out laughing",
                    "bust out laughing",
                    "can’t help laughing"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "used to say that you are in a very good position, especially because you have done something successfully",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "If we win the next game we'll be laughing."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Success"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to find something extremely funny",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I nearly died laughing when she said that."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to show that you think what somebody has just said is impossible or stupid",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "‘Will your dad lend you the money?’ ‘Don't make me laugh!’"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to tell somebody not to be too proud of their present success; in the end another person may be more successful",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Success"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to laugh a lot",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He was killing himself laughing."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to make a lot of money easily and feel very pleased about it",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to laugh very loudly and for a long time",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to show in a very obvious way that you have no respect for somebody",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to laugh very loudly",
            "labels": "(British English, informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be forced to change from feeling pleased or satisfied to feeling disappointed or annoyed",
            "labels": "(British English, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He’ll be laughing on the other side of his face when he reads my letter."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to completely reject an idea, a story, etc. that you think is not worth taking seriously at all",
            "labels": "(British English, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "All his attempts at explanation were simply laughed out of court."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to laugh so long and hard that there are tears in your eyes",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to secretly think that something is funny",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be unable to decide how to react to a bad situation",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to laugh very hard",
            "labels": "(offensive, slang)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to laugh a lot at somebody/something",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that you think there is a funny side to a situation",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Well, I'm sorry you've lost your shoes, but you've got to laugh, haven't you?"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/lɑːf/",
                "audio": "la/laugh/laugh__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/lɑːfs/",
                "audio": "la/laugh/laughs__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/lɑːft/",
                "audio": "la/laugh/laughed__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈlɑːfɪŋ/",
                "audio": "la/laugh/laughing__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/læf/",
                "audio": "la/laugh/laugh__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/læfs/",
                "audio": "la/laugh/laughs__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/læft/",
                "audio": "la/laugh/laughed__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈlæfɪŋ/",
                "audio": "la/laugh/laughing__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English hlæhhan, hliehhan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German lachen, also to laughter."
}