{
    "term": "rhythm",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a strong regular repeated pattern of sounds or movements",
            "sensetop": "in rhythmin rhythm with something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to dance to the rhythm of the music"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I listened to the steady rhythm of her breathing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "music with **a fast/slow/steady rhythm**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I love these jazz rhythms."
                },
                {
                    "text": "abnormal heart rhythms"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He can't seem to play in rhythm.",
                    "contextForm": "in rhythm"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The boat rocked up and down in rhythm with the sea.",
                    "contextForm": "in rhythm with something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a dancer with a natural **sense of rhythm** *(= the ability to move in time to a fixed beat)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was snapping his fingers in rhythm."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her feet made a steady rhythm as she walked."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her feet made a steady rhythm on the pavement."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her pencil tapped out a staccato rhythm on the desk top."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I found myself swaying to the rhythm of the music."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I like music with a good rhythm."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There's rhythm in her movements."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Try to disrupt your opponent's rhythm."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Williams is having trouble finding her rhythm on the serve."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the steady rhythm of his heartbeat"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Doctors discovered that he had an abnormal heart rhythm."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has a natural sense of rhythm."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This piece of music has a very fast rhythm."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You can't play drums because you have no sense of rhythm."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Music"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["fast", "slow", "constant"],
                "verb + rhythm": ["develop", "fall into", "get into"],
                "rhythm + noun": ["section"],
                "preposition": [
                    "in (a) rhythm",
                    "to a/​the rhythm",
                    "with a/​the rhythm"
                ],
                "phrases": ["a lack of rhythm", "a sense of rhythm"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a regular pattern of changes or events",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the rhythm of the seasons"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**biological/body rhythms**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Lack of sleep can upset your daily rhythm."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You'll soon get into a rhythm."
                },
                {
                    "text": "part of the natural rhythm of life"
                },
                {
                    "text": "My body rhythms had not yet adapted to the ten-hour time difference."
                },
                {
                    "text": "changes to our daily rhythms"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She soon settled into a regular rhythm."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The movie follows the rhythms of a year on the farm."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Cleaning up the house in the morning fell into an easy rhythm."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["fast", "slow", "constant"],
                "verb + rhythm": ["develop", "fall into", "get into"],
                "rhythm + noun": ["section"],
                "preposition": [
                    "in (a) rhythm",
                    "to a/​the rhythm",
                    "with a/​the rhythm"
                ],
                "phrases": ["a lack of rhythm", "a sense of rhythm"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈrɪðəm/",
                "audio": "rh/rhythm/rhythm__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈrɪðəm/",
                "audio": "rh/rhythm/rhythm__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent. (also originally in the sense ‘rhyme’): from French rhythme, or via Latin from Greek rhuthmos (related to rhein ‘to flow’)."
}