{
    "term": "publish",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "publish",
            "heSheIt": "publishes"
        },
        "pastSimple": "published",
        "pastParticiple": "published",
        "ingForm": "publishing"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to produce a book, magazine, CD-ROM, etc. and sell it to the public",
            "sensetop": "publish something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to **publish a book/novel/magazine/paper**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The first **edition** was **published** in 2007."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He works for a company that publishes reference books."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Most of our titles are also published online."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The book was first published in 1960."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This essay was originally published in German."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many of his plays were published anonymously."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her books have never been widely published in the US."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her last book was published posthumously in 1948."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a newly published series of essays"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Literature and writing"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["recently", "originally", "previously"],
                "verb + publish": ["decide to", "intend to", "plan to"],
                "phrases": ["newly published"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to print a letter, an article, etc. in a newspaper or magazine",
            "sensetop": "publish somethingpublish something in something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to **publish a story/letter/comment/review**",
                    "contextForm": "publish something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **publish an article/interview**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Pictures of the suspect were published in all the daily papers.",
                    "contextForm": "publish something in something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The editors published a full apology in the following edition."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["TV, radio and news"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["recently", "originally", "previously"],
                "verb + publish": ["decide to", "intend to", "plan to"],
                "phrases": ["newly published"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to make information available to the public",
            "sensetop": "publish somethingpublish something on something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to **publish work/research/results**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The **findings** of the committee will be **published** on Friday."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The **study** was **published** online."
                },
                {
                    "text": "according to the **information published** on their website",
                    "contextForm": "publish something on something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The **report** will be **published** on the internet."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The team's report will be published in the journal on 18 August."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This data set is based on a previously published report."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Phones, email and the internet"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["recently", "originally", "previously"],
                "verb + publish": ["decide to", "intend to", "plan to"],
                "phrases": ["newly published"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to have your work printed and sold to the public",
            "sensetop": "publish on somethingpublish something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "University teachers are under pressure to publish."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has published extensively on medieval education.",
                    "contextForm": "publish on something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She hasn't published anything for years.",
                    "contextForm": "publish something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has recently published her memoirs."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["recently", "originally", "previously"],
                "verb + publish": ["decide to", "intend to", "plan to"],
                "phrases": ["newly published"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpʌblɪʃ/",
                "audio": "pu/publish/publish__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpʌblɪʃɪz/",
                "audio": "pu/publish/publishes__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpʌblɪʃt/",
                "audio": "pu/publish/published__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ/",
                "audio": "pu/publish/publishing__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpʌblɪʃ/",
                "audio": "pu/publish/publish__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpʌblɪʃɪz/",
                "audio": "pu/publish/publishes__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpʌblɪʃt/",
                "audio": "pu/publish/published__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ/",
                "audio": "pu/publish/publishing__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English (in the sense ‘make generally known’): from the stem of Old French puplier, from Latin publicare ‘make public’, from publicus, blend of poplicus ‘of the people’ (from populus ‘people’) and pubes ‘adult’."
}