{
    "term": "process",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a series of things that are done in order to achieve a particular result",
            "sensetop": "process of doing somethingprocess for doing somethingin the process of doing somethingin the process",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the consultation/planning process"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Each time we have to **go through the** whole decision-making **process** again."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Repeat this process** until the entire area is tiled."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm afraid getting things changed will be a slow process."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Getting divorced was a long and painful *(= difficult)* process for him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "mental/cognitive/thought processes"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They **began the** difficult **process** of reforming the education system.",
                    "contextForm": "process of doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company has introduced a new process for handling complaints.",
                    "contextForm": "process for doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Find which food you are allergic to by **a process of elimination**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We're in the process of selling our house.",
                    "contextForm": "in the process of doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was moving some furniture and I twisted my ankle in the process *(= while I was doing it)*.",
                    "contextForm": "in the process"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Any design process evolves over time as new information surfaces."
                },
                {
                    "text": "As part of the registration process, the applicant will report certain information."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Churches are taking a key role in the democratic process."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Disputes and negotiations have slowed down the process."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was beginning to understand his thought processes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Protests disrupted the electoral process in the southern region."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Students use thinking processes and skills to gain a knowledge of history."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company doesn't have a formal complaints process."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The entire process was completed in less than 24 hours."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The selection process takes place over a period of two weeks."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These processes require careful scheduling."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They all have to go through a vetting process."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is part of the process by which musical works are created."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a legal process for dealing with defrauders"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a painstaking process of trial and error"
                },
                {
                    "text": "places where the process of urbanization is being reversed"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the bidding process for media rights"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the long review process for his application"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the tedious process of creating receipts and invoices"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's a simple process, but it can take some time."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This was a complex process involving four or more steps."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Law and justice"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["gradual", "lengthy", "long"],
                "verb + process": ["go through", "undergo", "accelerate"],
                "process + verb": ["occur", "take place", "unfold"],
                "preposition": ["process for", "process of"],
                "phrases": [
                    "(a) part of the process",
                    "a process of elimination",
                    "a stage in the process"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a series of things that happen, especially ones that result in natural changes",
            "sensetop": "during a process",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It's a normal part of the **learning process**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The drug has been found to significantly speed up the healing process."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Tiny crystals that form naturally in the cheese during the ageing process to give it a delicate crunchy texture.",
                    "contextForm": "during a process"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Everything is in a **process of change**."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["gradual", "lengthy", "long"],
                "verb + process": ["go through", "undergo", "accelerate"],
                "process + verb": ["occur", "take place", "unfold"],
                "preposition": ["process for", "process of"],
                "phrases": [
                    "(a) part of the process",
                    "a process of elimination",
                    "a stage in the process"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a method of doing or making something, especially one that is used in industry",
            "sensetop": "process for doing something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "manufacturing processes"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She is involved in the production process from start to finish."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a new process for rustproofing car bodies",
                    "contextForm": "process for doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Most of the process is automated."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His job is to develop new products and processes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The process was invented in the 19th century."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They are made using the most advanced manufacturing processes."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["gradual", "lengthy", "long"],
                "verb + process": ["go through", "undergo", "accelerate"],
                "process + verb": ["occur", "take place", "unfold"],
                "preposition": ["process for", "process of"],
                "phrases": [
                    "(a) part of the process",
                    "a process of elimination",
                    "a stage in the process"
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈprəʊses/",
                "audio": "pr/process/process__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈprɑːses/",
                "audio": "pr/process/process__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French proces, from Latin processus ‘progression, course’, from the verb procedere, from pro- ‘forward’ + cedere ‘go’. Current senses of the verb date from the late 19th cent."
}