{ "term": "mission", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "b2", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "an important official job that a person or group of people is given to do, especially when they are sent to another country", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "She led a recent trade mission to China." }, { "text": "Thomas More toured Antwerp on a diplomatic mission for the king." }, { "text": "It was too late to launch a rescue mission." }, { "text": "They undertook a fact-finding mission in the region." }, { "text": "a mercy mission to aid homeless refugees" }, { "text": "The mission of the Centre is to provide professional educational support to teachers and students." }, { "text": "An aid team will be sent on a mission to the earthquake zone." }, { "text": "The US is sending a trade mission to China." }, { "text": "Their mission ended in failure." }, { "text": "a joint Anglo-American mission" }, { "text": "Do not return until you have accomplished your mission." }, { "text": "It was a joint mission between France and Germany." }, { "text": "He has been appointed to head a UN fact-finding mission in the region." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["joint", "covert", "secret"], "verb + mission": ["carry out", "conduct", "execute"], "mission + verb": ["end in failure", "fail", "be a success"], "mission + noun": ["objective", "accomplishment"], "preposition": ["on a/​the mission"], "phrases": ["mission impossible"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "a group of people doing such a job; the place where they work", "examples": [ { "text": "He is the head of the British mission in Berlin." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["diplomatic", "military", "trade"], "verb + mission": ["establish", "set up", "send"], "preposition": ["mission to"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "the work of teaching people about Christianity, especially in a foreign country; a group of people doing such work", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "Gandhi’s attitude to mission and conversion" }, { "text": "a Catholic mission in Africa" }, { "text": "She took up a position as a school teacher at St Peter's mission in Montana." } ], "topics": ["Religion and festivals"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["Christian", "educational"], "verb + mission": ["establish", "found", "run"], "mission + noun": ["work", "hospital", "school"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "a building or group of buildings used by a Christian mission", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [], "topics": ["Religion and festivals"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["Christian", "educational"], "verb + mission": ["establish", "found", "run"], "mission + noun": ["work", "hospital", "school"] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "particular work that you feel it is your duty to do", "examples": [ { "text": "Her **mission in life** was to work with homeless people." }, { "text": "We are committed to the mission of helping students realize their full potential." }, { "text": "You can tell by the determined way he talks that he is **a man with a mission**." }, { "text": "One of the missions of academic institutions is to improve the quality of life of our citizens." }, { "text": "He now has a mission in life: to expand the horizons of those around him." }, { "text": "We will continue our mission to close the gap between customers' expectations and the reality." } ], "synonyms": "vocation", "collocations": { "adjective": ["main", "primary", "stated"], "verb + mission": ["have", "pursue", "fulfil/​fulfill"], "mission + noun": ["statement"], "phrases": [ "a man with a mission", "a woman with a mission", "a sense of mission" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "an important job that is done by a soldier, group of soldiers, etc.", "examples": [ { "text": "The squadron flew on a reconnaissance mission." }, { "text": "The military are fulfilling an important peacekeeping mission." }, { "text": "He was sent on a secret mission approved by the Pentagon." }, { "text": "He flew a total of 41 missions over Britain." }, { "text": "UN troops were sent on a mercy mission to the disaster site." }, { "text": "The captain instructed them to abort the mission." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["joint", "covert", "secret"], "verb + mission": ["carry out", "conduct", "execute"], "mission + verb": ["end in failure", "fail", "be a success"], "mission + noun": ["objective", "accomplishment"], "preposition": ["on a/​the mission"], "phrases": ["mission impossible"] } }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "a flight into space", "cefr": "c1", "examples": [ { "text": "a US space mission" }, { "text": "He's been on several shuttle missions over the last decade." }, { "text": "a successful spacecraft mission to Venus" }, { "text": "experiments conducted on a space mission" } ], "topics": ["Space"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["shuttle", "space", "spacecraft"], "verb + mission": ["go on", "make", "abort"], "mission + noun": ["control"], "preposition": ["on a/​the mission", "mission to"] } }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "a task or journey that is very difficult and takes a long time to complete", "labels": "(British English, informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "It's a mission to get there." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used when you have successfully completed what you have had to do", "examples": [ { "text": "Mission accomplished, we headed for home." } ], "topics": ["Success"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a difficult or impossible task", "examples": [ { "text": "Many regard this task as mission impossible." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈmɪʃn/", "audio": "mi/mission/mission__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈmɪʃn/", "audio": "mi/mission/mission__us_2.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent. (denoting the sending of the Holy Spirit into the world): from Latin missio(n-), from mittere ‘send’." }