{
    "term": "rebuild",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "rebuild",
            "heSheIt": "rebuilds"
        },
        "pastSimple": "rebuilt",
        "pastParticiple": "rebuilt",
        "ingForm": "rebuilding"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to build or put something together again",
            "sensetop": "rebuild (something)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "After the earthquake, the people set about rebuilding their homes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He rebuilt the engine using parts from cars that had been scrapped."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It could take ten years for the area to completely rebuild after the hurricane."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The hall had to be completely rebuilt after the fire."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The whole structure was virtually rebuilt."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Buildings"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["completely", "entirely", "totally"],
                "verb + rebuild": ["begin to", "start to", "try to"],
                "phrases": [
                    "newly rebuilt",
                    "recently rebuilt",
                    "rebuild something from scratch"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to make something/somebody complete and strong again",
            "sensetop": "rebuild something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "When she lost her job, she had to **rebuild her life** completely."
                },
                {
                    "text": "attempts to rebuild the shattered post-war economy"
                },
                {
                    "text": "After the divorce, it took me a long time to rebuild my confidence."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was just beginning to rebuild her life."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The international community must step in to help rebuild the country."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["completely", "entirely", "totally"],
                "verb + rebuild": ["begin to", "start to", "try to"],
                "phrases": [
                    "newly rebuilt",
                    "recently rebuilt",
                    "rebuild something from scratch"
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌriːˈbɪld/",
                "audio": "re/rebuild/rebuild__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌriːˈbɪldz/",
                "audio": "re/rebuild/rebuilds__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌriːˈbɪlt/",
                "audio": "re/rebuild/rebuilt__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌriːˈbɪldɪŋ/",
                "audio": "re/rebuild/rebuilding__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌriːˈbɪld/",
                "audio": "re/rebuild/rebuild__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌriːˈbɪldz/",
                "audio": "re/rebuild/rebuilds__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌriːˈbɪlt/",
                "audio": "re/rebuild/rebuilt__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌriːˈbɪldɪŋ/",
                "audio": "re/rebuild/rebuilding__us_3.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}