{
    "term": "spirit",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the part of a person that includes their mind, feelings and character rather than their body",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You are underestimating the power of the **human spirit** to overcome difficulties."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Yoga is meant to unite the **body, mind and spirit**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is a testimony to the triumph of the human spirit."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She exudes a warmth and generosity of spirit."
                },
                {
                    "text": "healing for body, mind and spirit"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["human"],
                "preposition": ["in spirit"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a person’s feelings or state of mind",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to be in **high/low spirits**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were all **in good spirits** as they set out."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You must try and **keep your spirits up** *(= stay cheerful)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a song that never fails to **lift my spirits**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "My **spirits sank** at the prospect of starting all over again."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We sang songs to keep our spirits up."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She isn't in the best of spirits today."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My mother was in excellent spirits."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["flagging"],
                "verb + spirits": ["keep up", "lift", "raise"],
                "spirits + verb": ["lift", "rise"],
                "phrases": ["in good, high, low, poor, etc. spirits"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a person of the type mentioned",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a brave spirit"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**kindred spirits** *(= people who like the same things as you)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was a guiding spirit in primary education."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He found kindred spirits in the peace movement."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["guiding", "leading", "moving"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "courage, energy or determination",
            "sensetop": "with spirit",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Peter had a good game and showed his true spirit."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They took away his freedom and broke his spirit."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Although the team lost, they played with tremendous spirit.",
                    "contextForm": "with spirit"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He sang with great spirit."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has plenty of fighting spirit."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They tortured him until he was broken in spirit."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Personal qualities"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["great", "tremendous", "adventurous"],
                "verb + spirit": ["be full of", "have", "display"],
                "preposition": ["with spirit"],
                "phrases": ["broken in spirit"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "feelings of support towards a group, team or society",
            "sensetop": "spirit of something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There's not much **community spirit** around here."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Officials have praised the cooperative spirit of the joint task force.",
                    "contextForm": "spirit of something"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["community", "party", "public"],
                "verb + spirit": ["have", "develop", "foster"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "the typical or most important quality or mood of something",
            "sensetop": "spirit of something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The exhibition **captures the spirit** of the age/times.",
                    "contextForm": "spirit of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It seemed to fit in with the spirit of the festival."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His poetry summed up the spirit of the age."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The exhibition captures the spirit of the Swinging Sixties."
                },
                {
                    "text": "That song really captures the spirit of the times."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They brought the spirit of carnival to their concerts."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She embodies the spirit of revolution."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the indomitable American spirit"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["right", "essential", "genuine"],
                "verb + spirit": ["have", "enter into", "get into"],
                "preposition": ["in a spirit of", "spirit of"],
                "phrases": [
                    "be closer in spirit to something",
                    "be similar in spirit to something",
                    "be faithful to the spirit of something"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "a state of mind or mood; an attitude",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We approached the situation in the wrong spirit."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘OK, I'll try.’ ‘**That's the spirit** *(= the right attitude)*.’"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The party went well because everyone **entered into the spirit of things**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm trying to **get into the spirit of** the holiday season."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's got the right spirit!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was just getting to the spirit of things when the party suddenly ended."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They have the right spirit!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Both sides have come together in a spirit of goodwill."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They are all working together in a spirit of cooperation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He felt a kind of lightness in his spirit as the sun came up."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a spirit of adventure"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["right", "essential", "genuine"],
                "verb + spirit": ["have", "enter into", "get into"],
                "preposition": ["in a spirit of", "spirit of"],
                "phrases": [
                    "be closer in spirit to something",
                    "be similar in spirit to something",
                    "be faithful to the spirit of something"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "the real or intended meaning or purpose of something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Obey the spirit, not the letter *(= the narrow meaning of the words)* of the law."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The movie is true to the spirit of the book."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The referee should try to obey the spirit as well as the letter of the law."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an edict that violates the spirit of the Geneva Convention"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verb + spirit": ["obey", "be against", "be contrary to"],
                "phrases": ["the spirit of the law"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 9,
            "definition": "the soul thought of as separate from the body and believed to live on after death; a ghost",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He is dead, but his spirit lives on."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was believed that people could be possessed by **evil spirits**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a message from the **spirit world**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Owls were believed to be restless spirits who had returned to earth."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She slept with a cross under the pillow to ward off evil spirits."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many people believe the spirit lives on after death."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My spirit guide cares for me and protects me."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Religion and festivals"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["ancestral", "evil", "malevolent"],
                "verb + spirit": ["conjure up", "contact", "invoke"],
                "spirit + verb": ["live on", "move somebody"],
                "spirit + noun": ["guide", "world"],
                "phrases": [
                    "body, mind and spirit",
                    "the Holy Spirit",
                    "the spirits of the dead"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 10,
            "definition": "an imaginary creature with magic powers, for example, a fairy or an elf",
            "labels": "(old-fashioned)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 11,
            "definition": "a strong alcoholic drink",
            "labels": "(especially British English)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I don't drink whisky or brandy or any other spirits."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A standard measure of spirits is 25ml."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a single measure of spirits"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Drinks"],
            "collocations": {
                "… of spirits": ["bottle", "measure"],
                "verb + spirits": ["drink"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 12,
            "definition": "a special type of alcohol used in industry or medicine",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "as/when/if you feel like it",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'll go for a run this evening, if the spirit moves me."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Make a donation to the charity if the spirit moves you."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a feeling that you are ready to fight very hard for something or to try something difficult",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "in your thoughts",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I shall be with you in spirit *(= thinking about you though not with you physically)*."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to make somebody feel more cheerful or brave",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The sunny weather raised my spirits a little."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "cheer up"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "you intend to do good things but you are too lazy, weak or busy to actually do them",
            "labels": "(humorous, saying)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈspɪrɪt/",
                "audio": "sp/spirit/spirit__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈspɪrɪt/",
                "audio": "sp/spirit/spirit__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Latin spiritus ‘breath, spirit’, from spirare ‘breathe’."
}