{
    "term": "pub",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "image": "data/images/bu/buildings.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a building where people go to drink and meet their friends. Pubs serve alcoholic and other drinks, and often also food.",
            "sensetop": "in a pubat a pub",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We're all **going to the pub** after work."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They've gone down the pub for a drink."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They spent the whole evening in the pub.",
                    "contextForm": "in a pub"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is one of the regulars at the pub.",
                    "contextForm": "at a pub"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I got home from the pub just after 11."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a pub lunch"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the landlord of the **local pub**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Elm Tree will remain a traditional village pub."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He spent all afternoon in the pub."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's one of those modern theme pubs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the atmosphere of a cosy country pub"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Buildings", "Drinks"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["excellent", "good", "favourite"],
                "verb + pub": ["go down", "go down to", "go round to"],
                "pub + noun": ["food", "lunch", "meal"],
                "preposition": ["at a/​the pub", "in a/​the pub"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pʌb/",
                "audio": "pu/pub/pub__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pʌb/",
                "audio": "pu/pub/pub__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 19th cent.: abbreviation of public house."
}