{
    "term": "strong",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "having a lot of physical power so that you can lift heavy weights, do hard physical work, etc.",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He's **strong enough** to lift a car!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "strong muscles"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She wasn't a strong swimmer *(= she could not swim well)*."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Health and Fitness"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "phrases": ["be still going strong"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "having great power",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Stay indoors in the middle of the day, when the sun is strongest."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **strong wind**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a strong magnet/current"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "phrases": ["be still going strong"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "having a powerful effect on the body or mind",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a strong drug"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His imagery made a strong impression on the critics."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "having a lot of power or influence",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a strong leader"
                },
                {
                    "text": "What the country needs right now is a strong government."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The party lacks a strong enough local base."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She is the leader of one of the country's strongest trade unions."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The report recommended a strong role for the governing board in school policy on discipline."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Will this damage his image as a strong leader?"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "phrases": ["be still going strong"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "people who are rich or powerful",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "difficult to attack or criticize",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There is **strong evidence** of a link between exercise and a healthy heart."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You have a **strong case** for getting your job back."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "very powerful and difficult for people to fight against or defeat",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **strong team**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The proposal aroused **strong opposition**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The temptation to tell her everything was very strong."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He exerts an extremely strong influence on his classmates."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "phrases": ["be still going strong"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "very powerful",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**strong support** for the government"
                },
                {
                    "text": "People have **strong feelings** about this issue."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Weather"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "phrases": ["be still going strong"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 9,
            "definition": "holding an opinion or a belief very seriously",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **strong supporter** of the government"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a strong opponent"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has long been one of the strongest advocates of sanctions."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "firm",
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 10,
            "definition": "easy to see, hear, feel or smell; very great or intense",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a strong smell"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **strong feeling** of nausea"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a strong voice *(= loud)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "strong colours"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a face with strong features *(= large and easy to notice)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She spoke with a strong Australian accent."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was under strong pressure to resign."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "phrases": ["be still going strong"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 11,
            "definition": "having a lot of taste",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "strong cheese"
                },
                {
                    "text": "You'll need to use plenty of strong French mustard."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Cooking and eating"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 12,
            "definition": "containing a lot of a substance",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "strong black coffee"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 13,
            "definition": "not easily broken or damaged; made well",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The box looks strong enough."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 14,
            "definition": "not easily upset or frightened; not easily influenced by other people",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You need strong nerves to ride a bike in London."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Every child needs to develop a **strong sense of **identity."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's difficult, I know. But be strong!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a strong personality"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She’s had a strong will since she was a baby."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We must stand strong in the face of adversity."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Personal qualities"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "phrases": ["be still going strong"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 15,
            "definition": "likely to succeed or happen",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a strong candidate for the job"
                },
                {
                    "text": "You're **in a strong position** to negotiate a deal."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There's a strong possibility that we'll lose the game."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Success"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 16,
            "definition": "having existed for a long time and functioning well; difficult to destroy",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a strong marriage"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The college has **strong links** with local industry."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I know that their **relationship** is growing **stronger **every day."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 17,
            "definition": "having a value that is high or increasing",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "strong share prices"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The country is currently experiencing particularly **strong economic growth**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The euro is **getting stronger **against the dollar."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This news helped keep the dollar relatively strong today."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "phrases": ["be still going strong"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 18,
            "definition": "in a safe financial position",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Their catering business remained strong despite the recession."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "phrases": ["be still going strong"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 19,
            "definition": "good at something; done well",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The play has a very strong cast."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The actors give extremely **strong performances**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Mathematics was never my **strong point** *(= I was never very good at it)*."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 20,
            "definition": "great in number",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There was a **strong** police **presence** at the demonstration."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Sales were surprisingly strong in the second half of the year."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 21,
            "definition": "used after numbers to show the size of a group",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a 5 000-strong crowd"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The crowd was 5 000 strong."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 22,
            "definition": "not easily affected by disease; healthy",
            "labels": "(especially British English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "These vitamins are meant to keep you healthy and strong."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Are you feeling stronger now after your rest?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We hope to see you well and strong again soon."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 23,
            "definition": "having a lot of force, often causing offence to people",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The movie has been criticized for **strong language** *(= swearing)*."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 24,
            "definition": "forming the past tense and past participle by changing a vowel, not by adding a regular ending, for example sing, sang, sung",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 25,
            "definition": "used to describe the way some words are pronounced when they have stress. For example, the strong form of and is /ænd/.",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that you think what somebody has said is unfair or too critical",
            "labels": "(British English, informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "something that gives somebody an advantage over other people in a particular situation",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to be good at something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'm not very strong on dates *(= I can't remember the dates of important events)*."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to have a lot of something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The report was strong on criticism, but short on practical suggestions."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be a subject that somebody knows a lot about",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'm afraid geography is not my strong suit."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to make your feelings clear in an aggressive way, especially your sexual feelings towards somebody",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to continue to be healthy, active or successful",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "My grandmother is 90 and still going strong."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The business is still going strong."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Success"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be able to see or do unpleasant things without feeling sick or upset",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You need a strong stomach to go on the giant roller coaster."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/strɒŋ/",
                "audio": "st/strong/strong__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈstrɒŋɡə(r)/",
                "audio": "st/strong/stronger__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈstrɒŋɡɪst/",
                "audio": "st/strong/strongest__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/strɔːŋ/",
                "audio": "st/strong/strong__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈstrɔːŋɡər/",
                "audio": "st/strong/stronger__us_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈstrɔːŋɡɪst/",
                "audio": "st/strong/strongest__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German streng, also to string."
}