{
    "term": "passage",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a long narrow area with walls on either side that connects one room or place with another",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A dark narrow passage led to the main hall."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a secret underground passage"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Someone was waiting outside in the passage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was a bedroom with a small passage leading off to a bathroom."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was a door at the end of the passage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Liz walked out of her room and down the passage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the maze of secret passages which wound their way under the building"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the passage between the two houses"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Houses and homes", "Buildings"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["long", "short", "narrow"],
                "verb + passage": ["clear", "force"],
                "passage + verb": ["lead"],
                "preposition": [
                    "along a/​the passage",
                    "down a/​the passage",
                    "through a/​the passage"
                ],
                "phrases": ["the end of a passage", "a maze of passages"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a tube in the body through which air, liquid, etc. passes",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "blocked nasal passages"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["nasal", "air", "back"],
                "verb + passage": ["block", "obstruct", "clear"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a short section from a book, piece of music, etc.",
            "sensetop": "passage from/in something",
            "labels": "(US English)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Read the following passage and answer the questions below."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I have quoted this passage at length."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a passage from the Bible",
                    "contextForm": "passage from/in something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His writings are filled with poignant passages describing winter winds."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'll dig out the relevant passages in St Augustine."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In the 15th symphony he quotes a passage from Rossini's ‘William Tell’ overture."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There's a lot of slang in this passage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The children were asked to choose their favourite passage from the books they had read."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are passages in this book that are very hard to understand."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Music", "Literature and writing"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["lengthy", "long", "brief"],
                "verb + passage": ["play"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the passage", "passage from"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "the process of time passing",
            "sensetop": "the passage of time",
            "labels": "(literary)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Her confidence grew with the passage of time."
                },
                {
                    "text": "rituals which mark the passage of the seasons"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "the process of discussing a bill in a parliament so that it can become law",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The bill is now guaranteed an easy passage through the House of Representatives."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He deserves credit for ensuring the passage of the Civil Rights Act."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Starr voted for the final passage of the bill."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The bill is expected to face a stormy passage in both houses."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The bill will complete its passage in November."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The bills did not gain passage in the Senate."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They have launched a campaign to block passage of the bill."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Politics"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["smooth", "stormy", "speedy"],
                "verb + passage": ["begin", "complete", "block"],
                "preposition": ["during the passage", "passage through"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "a journey from one place to another by ship",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Her grandfather had **worked his passage** *(= worked on a ship to pay for the journey)* to America."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The canal route was shorter than the sea passage around the northern coast."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was a long, rough passage, battling into the wind for seven hours."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We met him on our outward passage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We had a stormy passage to India."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She had secured passage on a ship heading for England."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Transport by water"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["long", "short", "rough"],
                "verb + passage": ["have", "book", "secure"],
                "preposition": [
                    "during a/​the passage",
                    "on somebody’s/​the passage",
                    "passage across"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "a way through something",
            "sensetop": "a passage (through something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The officers forced a passage through the crowd."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a narrow passage through the bushes"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to clear a passage for ships through the ice"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["rapid", "speedy", "slow"],
                "verb + passage": ["deny somebody", "refuse (somebody)", "block"],
                "preposition": ["passage across", "passage down", "passage from… to…"],
                "phrases": ["the passage of time", "a rite of passage"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "the action of going across, through or past something",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Large trees may obstruct the passage of light."
                },
                {
                    "text": "State-of-the-art suspension guarantees a smooth passage over the bumpiest road."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Steps cut in the hillside give walkers an easy passage down the mountain."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the slow passage of a snail across the veranda"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The operation will allow free passage of fluid in and out of the organ."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Portugal's passage into the next round of the tournament"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We are not aware of our passage from consciousness to sleep."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["rapid", "speedy", "slow"],
                "verb + passage": ["deny somebody", "refuse (somebody)", "block"],
                "preposition": ["passage across", "passage down", "passage from… to…"],
                "phrases": ["the passage of time", "a rite of passage"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 9,
            "definition": "the permission to travel across a particular area of land",
            "sensetop": "passage (+ adv./prep.)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We were promised (a) **speedy passage** through the border."
                },
                {
                    "text": "If the law were passed, EU nationals would no longer enjoy free passage through member states."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Security Council has demanded free passage for families fleeing from the fighting."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They denied him passage through the territory."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a safe passage out of the war zone"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["rapid", "speedy", "slow"],
                "verb + passage": ["deny somebody", "refuse (somebody)", "block"],
                "preposition": ["passage across", "passage down", "passage from… to…"],
                "phrases": ["the passage of time", "a rite of passage"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpæsɪdʒ/",
                "audio": "pa/passage/passage__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpæsɪdʒweɪ/",
                "audio": "pa/passage/passageway__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpæsɪdʒ/",
                "audio": "pa/passage/passage__us_5.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpæsɪdʒweɪ/",
                "audio": "pa/passage/passageway__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French, based on Latin passus ‘pace’."
}