{
    "term": "nod",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "nod",
            "heSheIt": "nods"
        },
        "pastSimple": "nodded",
        "pastParticiple": "nodded",
        "ingForm": "nodding"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "if you nod, nod your head or your head nods, you move your head up and down to show agreement, understanding, etc.",
            "sensetop": "nod something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I asked him if he would help me and he nodded."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘Ready?’ She nodded at me and we set off."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her head nodded in agreement."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He nodded his head sympathetically.",
                    "contextForm": "nod something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She nodded approval."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Everyone nodded their agreement."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘That's exactly it,’ she said, nodding vigorously."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Ashamed, I could only nod."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He nodded absently, his mind obviously on other things."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He nodded with satisfaction."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She could not speak but just nodded mutely."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She nodded gently to herself."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She nodded in agreement."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She nodded sagely as she listened."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘Is this the right way?’ she asked. The man nodded."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She nodded her approval."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["just", "merely", "only"],
                "preposition": ["at", "in", "to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to move your head down and up once to say hello or goodbye to somebody or to give them a sign to do something",
            "sensetop": "nod (to/at somebody)nod to/at somebody to do somethingnod something (to/at somebody)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The president nodded to the crowd as he passed in the motorcade.",
                    "contextForm": "nod (to/at somebody)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She nodded at him to begin speaking",
                    "contextForm": "nod to/at somebody to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to nod a greeting",
                    "contextForm": "nod something (to/at somebody)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Michael nodded a greeting to the other visitors."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She nodded to Duncan as she left."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He nodded curtly and walked away."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They nodded at us, so we nodded back."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["just", "merely", "only"],
                "preposition": ["at", "in", "to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to move your head in the direction of somebody/something to show that you are talking about them/it",
            "sensetop": "+ adv./prep.",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I asked where Steve was and she nodded in the direction of the kitchen."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She nodded towards his suitcase. ‘Going somewhere?’ she asked."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘Let's go!’ he said, nodding towards/​toward the door."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Maria nodded towards the open door."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["just", "merely", "only"],
                "preposition": ["at", "in", "to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to let your head fall forward when you are sleeping in a chair",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He sat nodding in front of the fire."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to only know somebody/something slightly",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/nɒd/",
                "audio": "no/nod/nod__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/nɒdz/",
                "audio": "no/nod/nods__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnɒdɪd/",
                "audio": "no/nod/nodded__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnɒdɪŋ/",
                "audio": "no/nod/nodding__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/nɑːd/",
                "audio": "no/nod/nod__us_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/nɑːdz/",
                "audio": "no/nod/nods__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnɑːdɪd/",
                "audio": "no/nod/nodded__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnɑːdɪŋ/",
                "audio": "no/nod/nodding__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (as a verb): perhaps of Low German origin; compare with Middle High German notten ‘move about, shake’. The noun dates from the mid 16th cent."
}