{
    "term": "widespread",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "existing or happening over a large area or among many people",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The storm caused widespread damage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The plan received widespread support throughout the country."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a geographically widespread species"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The internet only came into widespread public use in the 1990s."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The decision met with widespread approval."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The use of steroids was widespread in many sports."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is widespread dissatisfaction with the party leadership."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is widespread support for the policy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There seems to be a widespread belief that living standards are rising."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "become", "remain"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["among"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈwaɪdspred/",
                "audio": "wi/widespread/widespread__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈwaɪdspred/",
                "audio": "wi/widespread/widespread__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}