{
    "term": "outline",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "outline",
            "heSheIt": "outlines"
        },
        "pastSimple": "outlined",
        "pastParticiple": "outlined",
        "ingForm": "outlining"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to give a description of the main facts or points involved in something",
            "sensetop": "outline somethingoutline something to somebodyoutline what, how, etc…outline something + adv./prep.",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He **outlined** his **plan** to leave St. Petersburg.",
                    "contextForm": "outline something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The briefing document outlined her family history and background."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The cause of the crash is clearly outlined in the report."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We outlined our proposals to the committee.",
                    "contextForm": "outline something to somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Let me outline what I have in mind.",
                    "contextForm": "outline what, how, etc…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "For the reasons outlined above, unemployment is likely to remain high.",
                    "contextForm": "outline something + adv./prep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Government is expected to outline its strategy at talks today."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He roughly outlined the plot of the opera."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She outlined to Mona the details of her mother's relationship."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Let me briefly outline what we are trying to achieve."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "sketch",
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["briefly", "clearly", "roughly"],
                "verb + outline": ["attempt to", "seek to", "try to"],
                "preposition": ["to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to show or mark the outer edge of something",
            "sensetop": "outlined against something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They saw the huge building outlined against the sky.",
                    "contextForm": "outlined against something"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈaʊtlaɪn/",
                "audio": "ou/outline/outline__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈaʊtlaɪnz/",
                "audio": "ou/outline/outlines__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈaʊtlaɪnd/",
                "audio": "ou/outline/outlined__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈaʊtlaɪnɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ou/outline/outlining__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈaʊtlaɪn/",
                "audio": "ou/outline/outline__us_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈaʊtlaɪnz/",
                "audio": "ou/outline/outlines__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈaʊtlaɪnd/",
                "audio": "ou/outline/outlined__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈaʊtlaɪnɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ou/outline/outlining__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}