{
    "term": "status",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the legal position of a person, group or country",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They were granted **refugee status**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The party was denied **legal status**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company investigated the immigration status of its workers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A majority voted for fully independent status for the region."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A referendum produced a massive majority in favour of fully independent status for the region."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Officers could determine their legal status."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She applied for resident status but was turned down."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Institute has now achieved full status as part of the University."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The organization has charitable status."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They argued that the email had no signature and therefore no legal status."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They have acquired refugee status."
                },
                {
                    "text": "hospitals that have been given foundation status"
                },
                {
                    "text": "In 1806 Napoleon raised Bavaria to the status of a kingdom."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They successfully applied for residency status."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["People in society"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["elite", "great", "high"],
                "verb + status": ["enjoy", "have", "achieve"],
                "status + noun": ["symbol"],
                "preposition": ["status as", "status among", "status of"],
                "phrases": ["change in status"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the social or professional position of somebody/something in relation to others",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She **achieved** celebrity **status** overnight."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Women are only asking to be given equal status with men."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to have a high **social status**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "low status jobs"
                },
                {
                    "text": "People employed in high status occupations had lower levels of heart disease."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The only jobs on offer were of low status and badly paid."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They fear a loss of status, fear what the neighbours will say."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were disgruntled with their low pay and lack of status."
                },
                {
                    "text": "At last James had an office that befitted his status."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Women are still denied equal status in the company."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The teaching profession has a low status in England."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They are campaigning to raise the status of nurses."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He achieved celebrity status through his role in a popular sitcom."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The struggle for equal status in society has not yet been won."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The neighbourhood has risen in status in recent years."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company has managed to maintain its status among retailers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "High social status is attached to the legal profession."
                },
                {
                    "text": "How do people perceive the status of the full-time mother?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the change in status of teachers"
                },
                {
                    "text": "My outsider status granted me special insights."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The relative status of the speakers affects what language is used."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This performance confirmed her status as a world-class athlete."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a payment made to every individual irrespective of employment status"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the minority status of Catholics in Virginia"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The boys lack power due to age and status."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The researchers considered age, gender, socioeconomic status, and ethnicity."
                },
                {
                    "text": "All American artists, regardless of status, were required to submit an official entry form."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were denied an education because of their status as women."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In an absolutely egalitarian society, all human beings enjoy the same status."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the status of women in politics and public life"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["People in society"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["elite", "great", "high"],
                "verb + status": ["enjoy", "have", "achieve"],
                "status + noun": ["symbol"],
                "preposition": ["status as", "status among", "status of"],
                "phrases": ["change in status"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "high rank or social position",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The job brings with it status and a high income."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Marrying a rich woman helped him achieve status."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Owning the yacht has given them status."
                },
                {
                    "text": "At work he had status and respect."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Churches seem to have lost some of their status."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They see their oil paintings as symbols of their new wealth and status."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She attained international status while she was still alive."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["People in society"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["elite", "great", "high"],
                "verb + status": ["enjoy", "have", "achieve"],
                "status + noun": ["symbol"],
                "preposition": ["status as", "status among", "status of"],
                "phrases": ["change in status"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "the level of importance that is given to something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This reflects the high status accorded to science in our culture."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This response is an indication of the low status attached to transport issues."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This sort of bike has status among teenagers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In the teaching of literature, Shakespeare is given a special status."
                },
                {
                    "text": "China's status as an economic superpower"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the United States' rise to superpower status"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The novel soon assumed the status of a modern classic."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a car from the 50s that has acquired cult status"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The show has been elevated to cult status."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Chocolate's status as an indulgent treat makes it a natural fit for rich dairy beverages and desserts."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The memorial gained the status of a national icon."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The book retains its status as a classic of its period."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["elite", "great", "high"],
                "verb + status": ["enjoy", "have", "achieve"],
                "status + noun": ["symbol"],
                "preposition": ["status as", "status among", "status of"],
                "phrases": ["change in status"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "the situation at a particular time during a process",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "What is the current status of our application for funds?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She updated her Facebook status to ‘in a relationship’."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has told family and friends of his HIV status."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsteɪtəs/",
                "audio": "st/status/status__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsteɪtəs//ˈstætəs/",
                "audio": "st/status/status__us_2_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 18th cent. (as a legal term meaning ‘legal standing’): from Latin, literally ‘standing’, from stare ‘to stand’."
}