{
    "term": "team",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a group of people who play a particular game or sport against another group of people",
            "labels": "(British English)(North American English)",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **football/basketball/soccer team**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They play volleyball for the **national team**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We played against a team from the neighbouring school."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Whose team are you in?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Whose team are you on?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The team is/are not playing very well this season."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a team event *(= one played by groups of people rather than individual players)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Cole has been selected for the team to meet Italy next week."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm playing for the first team this week."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our team lost the final."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The team competes in a local league."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Can you get a team together by Saturday?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He hopes to sign with an NFL team."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She's in the team for the World Championships."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Spain are fielding a three-man team in this race."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are six teams taking part."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You didn't make the team, I'm afraid."
                },
                {
                    "text": "After two years out with injury, he's back on the team."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Giles led his team to a first Test victory for 10 years."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is likely to be selected for the England cricket team to play South Africa."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We want to encourage team sports in schools."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What team do you support?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The lads were given a rousing half-time team talk by the coach."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We have a great team chemistry."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The manager gives his team talks in English."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Games and toys", "Sports: ball and racket sports"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["home", "hometown", "away"],
                "verb + team": ["field", "have", "choose"],
                "team + verb": ["enter", "get into", "make it into"],
                "team + noun": ["game", "sport", "captain"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the team", "on a/​the team", "team for"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a group of people who work together at a particular job",
            "sensetop": "team of somebodyas a team",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **team member/leader**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a member of the senior **management team**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She **leads a** research **team** of twenty scientists."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He **joined the** legal **team** five years ago."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A **team of experts** has/have been called in to investigate.",
                    "contextForm": "team of somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He works with a team of researchers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was part of the design team working on the project."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We're learning to work together as a team.",
                    "contextForm": "as a team"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We have a team of eight working on product development."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The charity sent a team to the area hit by the earthquake."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It took a tremendous team effort to finish the project on time."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The team will work closely with other government departments."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There are 20 people in the team."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Willing volunteers formed teams of helpers to carry everything in."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You and I make a good team."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a crack team of lawyers"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a joint team of European and North American economists"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a specially trained team of advisers"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a member of the senior management team"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the Army Parachute Display Team"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He thanked his legal team and his family for their support."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was part of a research team under Professor James."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["joint", "five-strong", "husband-and-wife"],
                "verb + team": ["assemble", "build", "form"],
                "team + verb": [
                    "comprise somebody",
                    "consist of somebody",
                    "develop something"
                ],
                "team + noun": ["leader", "member", "player"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the team", "on a/​the team", "team of"],
                "phrases": ["a member of a team", "part of a team"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "two or more animals that are used together to pull a cart, etc.",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Farming"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to give up something that is important to you or to do something that is unpleasant in order to benefit your friends or colleagues",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Sometimes you have to take one for the team."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I know it sounds unfair, but we need you to take one for the team."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/tiːm/",
                "audio": "te/team/team__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/tiːm/",
                "audio": "te/team/team__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English tēam ‘team of draught animals’, of Germanic origin; related to German Zaum ‘bridle’, also tow, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin ducere ‘to lead’."
}