{
    "term": "sponsor",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "sponsor",
            "heSheIt": "sponsors"
        },
        "pastSimple": "sponsored",
        "pastParticiple": "sponsored",
        "ingForm": "sponsoring"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to pay the costs of a particular event, programme, etc. as a way of advertising",
            "sensetop": "sponsor something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Sports **events** are no longer **sponsored** by the tobacco industry."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The magazine sponsors an essay competition open to anyone anywhere."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The World Bank has sponsored several conferences on open government and freedom of information."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We would like to thank the local businesses who kindly sponsored prizes for the raffle."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Business"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to agree to give somebody money for a charity if they complete a particular task",
            "sensetop": "sponsor somebodysponsor somebody for somethingsponsor somebody to do somethingsponsored + noun",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They got their granny and aunts and other people to sponsor them.",
                    "contextForm": "sponsor somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Will you sponsor me for a charity walk I'm doing?",
                    "contextForm": "sponsor somebody for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He appealed for people to sponsor him to cycle from Land's End to John O'Groats.",
                    "contextForm": "sponsor somebody to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a sponsored walk/swim",
                    "contextForm": "sponsored + noun"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Social issues"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to support somebody by paying for their training or education",
            "sensetop": "sponsor somebodysponsor somebody through something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The corporation is sponsoring several athletes and teams here in the US.",
                    "contextForm": "sponsor somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She found a company to sponsor her through college.",
                    "contextForm": "sponsor somebody through something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The trust only has a limited amount of funds to sponsor students."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Education"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to provide money for a particular activity",
            "sensetop": "sponsor something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The group has been accused of sponsoring terrorism."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "to arrange for something official to take place",
            "sensetop": "sponsor something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The US is sponsoring negotiations between the two sides."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "to introduce a proposal for a new law, etc.",
            "sensetop": "sponsor something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The bill was sponsored by a Labour MP."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈspɒnsə(r)/",
                "audio": "sp/sponsor/sponsor__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈspɒnsəz/",
                "audio": "sp/sponsor/sponsors__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈspɒnsəd/",
                "audio": "sp/sponsor/sponsored__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈspɒnsərɪŋ/",
                "audio": "sp/sponsor/sponsoring__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈspɑːnsər/",
                "audio": "sp/sponsor/sponsor__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈspɑːnsərz/",
                "audio": "sp/sponsor/sponsors__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈspɑːnsərd/",
                "audio": "sp/sponsor/sponsored__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈspɑːnsərɪŋ/",
                "audio": "sp/sponsor/sponsoring__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}