{
    "term": "writing",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the activity of writing, in contrast to reading, speaking, etc.",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Our son’s having problems with his **reading and writing** *(= at school)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a writing case *(= containing paper, pens, etc.)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Every morning the children do writing."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verb + writing": ["do", "practise/​practice", "improve"],
                "writing + noun": ["paper", "desk"],
                "phrases": ["reading and writing"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the activity of writing books, articles, etc., especially as a job",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Only later did she discover a talent for writing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I wanted to try out a new **style of writing**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**creative writing**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**feminist/travel writing**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is leaving the band to concentrate on his writing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the process of writing for publication"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The class takes a student-centred approach to creative writing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Housman's description of the writing of poetry"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The book aims to teach effective essay writing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Students do most of their academic writing in English."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His writing style is well suited to this subject matter."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Literature and writing", "Hobbies"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["effective", "creative", "descriptive"],
                "… of writing": ["piece"],
                "verb + writing": ["teach", "improve"],
                "writing + noun": ["skills", "style"],
                "preposition": ["writing for", "writing in", "writing of"],
                "phrases": ["a style of writing"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "books, articles, etc. in general",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The review is a brilliant **piece of writing**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the composer's fine writing for the piano"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an anthology of writing about jazz"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her early writing was concerned with the French Revolution."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the evaluation of student writing"
                },
                {
                    "text": "You find a greater use of the passive in scientific writing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You find more technical words in scientific writing."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["fine", "good", "great"],
                "… of writing": ["piece", "anthology", "collection"],
                "verb + writing": ["read", "publish"],
                "writing + verb": [
                    "be about something",
                    "deal with something",
                    "include something"
                ],
                "preposition": [
                    "in… writing",
                    "through somebody’s writing",
                    "writing about"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "words that have been written or painted on something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There was writing all over the desk."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "the particular way in which somebody forms letters when they write",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Who's this from? I don't recognize the writing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I can't read your writing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I didn't recognize the writing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The list was in Elizabeth's writing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has very neat writing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's got very neat writing."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["small", "tiny", "legible"],
                "verb + writing": ["have", "read", "recognize"],
                "preposition": ["in somebody’s writing"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "a group of pieces of writing, especially by a particular person or on a particular subject",
            "sensetop": "writings on something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "His experiences in India influenced his later writings."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the writings of Hegel"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His writings on complex subjects are clear and definitive.",
                    "contextForm": "writings on something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sacred writings of the world's major religions vary greatly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her influence has been greatest through her writings."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her name crops up frequently in writings about the Renaissance."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her writings reflect the breadth of her interests."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His writings on the history of art were published by Greenway and Settle."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His writings provide us with a first-hand account of the civil war."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His writings range from ancient to contemporary art, and include a study of Giorgione's paintings."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Ruskin's Collected Writings"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a collection of writings by artists"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The book is a collection of writings on death by various authors."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["fine", "good", "great"],
                "… of writing": ["piece", "anthology", "collection"],
                "verb + writing": ["read", "publish"],
                "writing + verb": [
                    "be about something",
                    "deal with something",
                    "include something"
                ],
                "preposition": [
                    "in… writing",
                    "through somebody’s writing",
                    "writing about"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "in the form of a letter, document, etc. (that gives proof of something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "All telephone reservations must be confirmed in writing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Could you **put** your complaint **in writing**?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "You must **get it in writing**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This agreement has to be confirmed in writing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The arrangement was never put into writing."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used when you are describing a situation in which there are signs that something is going to have problems or that it is going to be a failure",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It is amazing that not one of them saw the writing on the wall."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Difficulty and failure"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈraɪtɪŋ/",
                "audio": "wr/writing/writing__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈraɪtɪŋ/",
                "audio": "wr/writing/writing__us_4.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}