{
    "term": "synchronize",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "synchronize",
            "heSheIt": "synchronizes"
        },
        "pastSimple": "synchronized",
        "pastParticiple": "synchronized",
        "ingForm": "synchronizing"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to happen at the same time or to move at the same speed as something; to make something do this",
            "sensetop": "synchronize (with something)synchronize something (with something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The soundtrack did not synchronize with the action.",
                    "contextForm": "synchronize (with something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The timing of the gun was precisely synchronized with the turning of the plane’s propeller."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Let's synchronize our watches *(= make them show exactly the same time)*.",
                    "contextForm": "synchronize something (with something)"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["perfectly", "carefully", "automatically"],
                "preposition": ["with"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to link data files between one computer or mobile device and another so that the information in the files on both machines is the same",
            "sensetop": "synchronize something (between A and B)synchronize something (with something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "You can use the technology to synchronize data between computers.",
                    "contextForm": "synchronize something (between A and B)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The phone lets you synchronize your calendar and contacts with your PC.",
                    "contextForm": "synchronize something (with something)"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsɪŋkrənaɪz/",
                "audio": "sy/synchronize/synchronize__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsɪŋkrənaɪzɪz/",
                "audio": "sy/synchronize/synchronizes__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsɪŋkrənaɪzd/",
                "audio": "sy/synchronize/synchronized__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsɪŋkrənaɪzɪŋ/",
                "audio": "sy/synchronize/synchronizing__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsɪŋkrənaɪz/",
                "audio": "sy/synchronize/synchronize__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsɪŋkrənaɪzɪz/",
                "audio": "sy/synchronize/synchronizes__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsɪŋkrənaɪzd/",
                "audio": "sy/synchronize/synchronized__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsɪŋkrənaɪzɪŋ/",
                "audio": "sy/synchronize/synchronizing__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}