{
    "term": "transformation",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a complete change in somebody/something",
            "sensetop": "transformation (from something) (to/into something)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The way in which we work has **undergone a** complete **transformation** in the past decade."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What a transformation! You look great."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the country’s transformation from dictatorship to democracy",
                    "contextForm": "transformation (from something) (to/into something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Going to college brought about a dramatic transformation in her outlook."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Were you surprised at his transformation from revolutionary hero to tyrant?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Japan's transformation into an economic superpower"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The transformation from disused docks into city-centre cultural venue took three years."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This decision marked a fundamental transformation in policy."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["amazing", "complete", "dramatic"],
                "… of transformations": ["series"],
                "verb + transformation": ["go through", "undergo", "make"],
                "transformation + verb": ["begin", "happen", "occur"],
                "transformation + noun": ["process"],
                "preposition": [
                    "transformation from",
                    "transformation in",
                    "transformation into"
                ],
                "phrases": ["a/​the process of transformation"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the process of making institutions and organizations more democratic",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a lack of transformation in the private sector"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌtrænsfəˈmeɪʃn/",
                "audio": "tr/transformation/transformation__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃn/",
                "audio": "tr/transformation/transformation__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin transformatio(n-), from the verb transformare (see trans-, form)."
}