{
    "term": "smile",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "smile",
            "heSheIt": "smiles"
        },
        "pastSimple": "smiled",
        "pastParticiple": "smiled",
        "ingForm": "smiling"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to make a smile appear on your face",
            "sensetop": "smile at somebody/somethingsmile with/in something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to **smile slightly/broadly**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to smile sweetly/warmly/brightly"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to smile weakly/faintly/softly/sadly"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He never seems to smile."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘That's easy,’ Elizabeth said, smiling."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Looking up from my book, I saw Monica's **smiling face**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He smiled to think how naive he used to be."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She smiled at him and he **smiled back**.",
                    "contextForm": "smile at somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She smiled at the thought of finally being able to see him again."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I had to smile at *(= was amused by)* his optimism."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her eyes smiled up at him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He smiled with relief.",
                    "contextForm": "smile with/in something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She smiled in satisfaction."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Gary is always smiling—he's so positive."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He looked at the mess and smiled weakly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The memory still made her smile."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She smiled with pleasure."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The doctor smiled reassuringly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Lawrence nodded, smiling happily."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Molly smiled rather wryly and said nothing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She smiled to herself, picturing how surprised her mother would be to see her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She smiled up at him."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings", "Appearance"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["broadly", "widely", "faintly"],
                "verb + smile": ["try to", "manage to", "make somebody"],
                "preposition": ["at", "with"],
                "phrases": [
                    "smile down at somebody",
                    "smile up at somebody",
                    "smile from ear to ear"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to say or express something with a smile",
            "sensetop": "smile something+ speech",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She smiled her thanks.",
                    "contextForm": "smile something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘Perfect,’ he smiled.",
                    "contextForm": "+ speech"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to give a smile of a particular type",
            "sensetop": "smile something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to smile a small smile"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She smiled a smile of dry amusement."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be smiling, etc. a lot because you are very pleased about something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He was beaming from ear to ear."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/smaɪl/",
                "audio": "sm/smile/smile__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/smaɪlz/",
                "audio": "sm/smile/smiles__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/smaɪld/",
                "audio": "sm/smile/smiled__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/",
                "audio": "sm/smile/smiling__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/smaɪl/",
                "audio": "sm/smile/smile__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/smaɪlz/",
                "audio": "sm/smile/smiles__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/smaɪld/",
                "audio": "sm/smile/smiled__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/",
                "audio": "sm/smile/smiling__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; related to smirk."
}