{
    "term": "marriage",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the legal relationship between two people who are married to each other",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a happy/an unhappy marriage"
                },
                {
                    "text": "All of her children's marriages ended in divorce."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has two children by a previous marriage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is his second marriage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Same-sex marriages** are now recognized in many countries."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was the extrovert in the marriage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The marriage only lasted for six months."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was the child of a broken marriage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They are struggling to save their marriage for the children's sake."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Life stages", "Law and justice"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["good", "happy", "successful"],
                "verb + marriage": ["have", "propose", "enter into"],
                "marriage + verb": ["last", "be over", "break down"],
                "marriage + noun": ["vows", "plans", "proposal"],
                "preposition": ["by a marriage", "from a marriage", "by marriage"],
                "phrases": [
                    "ask for somebody’s hand in marriage",
                    "win somebody’s hand in marriage",
                    "the break-up of a marriage"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the state of being married",
            "sensetop": "before/outside marriage",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They don't believe in marriage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My parents are celebrating 30 years of marriage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Most of the public now support gay marriage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They strongly disapprove of sex outside marriage.",
                    "contextForm": "before/outside marriage"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They are related by marriage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the institution of marriage"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the breakdown of a marriage"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["good", "happy", "successful"],
                "verb + marriage": ["have", "propose", "enter into"],
                "marriage + verb": ["last", "be over", "break down"],
                "marriage + noun": ["vows", "plans", "proposal"],
                "preposition": ["by a marriage", "from a marriage", "by marriage"],
                "phrases": [
                    "ask for somebody’s hand in marriage",
                    "win somebody’s hand in marriage",
                    "the break-up of a marriage"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the ceremony in which two people marry each other",
            "labels": "(especially North American English)(informal)(informal)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Their marriage took place in a local church."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Mr and Mrs Wall invite you to the marriage of their daughter Ann to Mr Thomas Lea."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She wanted to be present at the marriage of her grandson."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Religion and festivals"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["Christian", "Jewish", "etc."],
                "verb + marriage": ["celebrate"],
                "marriage + verb": ["be held", "take place"],
                "marriage + noun": ["ceremony", "certificate", "contract"],
                "preposition": ["at a/​the marriage", "marriage to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a combination of two things",
            "sensetop": "marriage of A and Bmarriage between A and B",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The new collection is a marriage of fashion and technology.",
                    "contextForm": "marriage of A and B"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the marriage between a young team and an experienced coach",
                    "contextForm": "marriage between A and B"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "when somebody is related to you by marriage, they are married to somebody in your family, or you are married to somebody in their family",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Jane and I are related by marriage."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Family and relationships"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "permission to marry somebody, especially a woman",
            "labels": "(old-fashioned)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He asked the general for his daughter's hand in marriage."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmærɪdʒ/",
                "audio": "ma/marriage/marriage__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmærɪdʒ/",
                "audio": "ma/marriage/marriage__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French mariage, from marier ‘marry’."
}