{
    "term": "refuge",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc.",
            "sensetop": "refuge from somebody/something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A further 300 people have **taken refuge** in the US embassy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The region was a place of refuge for outlaws and bandits."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were forced to **seek refuge** from the fighting.",
                    "contextForm": "refuge from somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "As the situation at home got worse she increasingly took refuge in her work."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The cave provided refuge from the storm."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They found refuge from the bright sun."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They sought refuge in the mountain villages."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A further 300 people have taken refuge in the embassy."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Danger", "Social issues"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["safe", "temporary", "wildlife"],
                "verb + refuge": ["take", "look for", "seek"],
                "preposition": ["refuge against", "refuge from"],
                "phrases": ["a place of refuge"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a place, person or thing that provides shelter or protection for somebody/something",
            "sensetop": "refuge from somebody/something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The marshes are a wetland refuge for seabirds, waders and wild fowl."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He regarded the room as a refuge from the outside world.",
                    "contextForm": "refuge from somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a town that became a refuge for a number of dissident artists"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They looked to the country as the last refuge of liberty."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["safe", "temporary", "wildlife"],
                "verb + refuge": ["take", "look for", "seek"],
                "preposition": ["refuge against", "refuge from"],
                "phrases": ["a place of refuge"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a building that provides a temporary home for people in need of shelter or protection from somebody/something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The best option for a female victim of domestic abuse is to contact a women's refuge."
                },
                {
                    "text": "During the great fire of 1871 the church served as a refuge for people who were homeless."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many children consider the facility a welcome refuge."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a monk living in a mountain refuge"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were hoping to find a safe refuge for the night."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Houses and homes"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "an area in the middle of a road where you can stand and wait for cars to go past until it is safe for you to cross",
            "labels": "(both British English)British and North American English",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈrefjuːdʒ/",
                "audio": "re/refuge/refuge__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈrefjuːdʒ/",
                "audio": "re/refuge/refuge__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin refugium, from Latin re- ‘back’ + fugere ‘flee’."
}