{
    "term": "offend",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "offend",
            "heSheIt": "offends"
        },
        "pastSimple": "offended",
        "pastParticiple": "offended",
        "ingForm": "offending"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to make somebody feel upset because of something you say or do that is rude or embarrassing",
            "sensetop": "offend (somebody)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They'll be offended if you don't go to their wedding."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Neil did not mean to offend anybody with his joke."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She managed to offend her boyfriend’s parents as soon as she opened her mouth."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A TV interviewer must be careful not to offend."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was very sensitive and easily offended."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Omit anything that is likely to offend people."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She stopped mid-sentence, anxious not to offend him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Some people found his jokes funny but others were deeply offended."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["deeply", "gravely", "greatly"],
                "verb + offend": [
                    "be likely to",
                    "be anxious not to",
                    "be careful not to"
                ],
                "preposition": ["against"],
                "phrases": ["feel, look, sound, etc. offended"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to seem unpleasant to somebody",
            "sensetop": "offend somebody/something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The smell from the farm offended some people."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an ugly building that offends the eye"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The show was careful not to **offend** local **sensibilities** *(= hurt the feelings of local people)*."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["deeply", "gravely", "greatly"],
                "verb + offend": [
                    "be likely to",
                    "be anxious not to",
                    "be careful not to"
                ],
                "preposition": ["against"],
                "phrases": ["feel, look, sound, etc. offended"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to commit a crime or crimes",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He started offending at the age of 16."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What is the best way to stop someone who has offended from repeating the offence?"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Crime and punishment"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to be against what people believe is morally right",
            "sensetop": "offend (against somebody/something)",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "comments that offend against people’s religious beliefs"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Viewers complained that the broadcast offended against good taste."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["deeply", "gravely", "greatly"],
                "verb + offend": [
                    "be likely to",
                    "be anxious not to",
                    "be careful not to"
                ],
                "preposition": ["against"],
                "phrases": ["feel, look, sound, etc. offended"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈfend/",
                "audio": "of/offend/offend__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈfendz/",
                "audio": "of/offend/offends__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈfendɪd/",
                "audio": "of/offend/offended__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈfendɪŋ/",
                "audio": "of/offend/offending__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈfend/",
                "audio": "of/offend/offend__us_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈfendz/",
                "audio": "of/offend/offends__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈfendɪd/",
                "audio": "of/offend/offended__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈfendɪŋ/",
                "audio": "of/offend/offending__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French offendre, from Latin offendere ‘strike against’."
}