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3 VERB If you sponsor a proposal or suggestion, you officially put it forward and support it. □ [V n] Eight senators sponsored legislation to stop the military funding.

4 VERB When a country or an organization such as the United Nations sponsors negotiations between countries, it suggests holding the negotiations and organizes them. □ [V n] The superpowers may well have difficulties sponsoring negotiations.

5 VERB If one country accuses another of sponsoring attacks on it, they mean that the other country does not do anything to prevent the attacks, and may even encourage them. □ [V n] We have to make the states that sponsor terrorism pay a price.

6 VERB If a company or organization sponsors a television programme, they pay to have a special advertisement shown at the beginning and end of the programme, and at each commercial break. □ [V n] Companies will now be able to sponsor programmes on ITV and Channel 4.

7 N‑COUNT A sponsor is a person or organization that sponsors something or someone. □ [+ of ] I understand they are to be named as the new sponsors of the League Cup. COLLOCATIONS sponsor VERB 1

sponsor+ noun : competition, event, exhibition; programme, project, scheme

noun + sponsor : company, firm

sponsor+ adverb : jointly, proudly NOUN 7

noun + sponsor : club, company, event

adjective + sponsor : major, main, potential, principal; corporate, official; proud

verb + sponsor : attract, find, need, seek; name, thank

spon|sored /spɒ nsə ^r d/ ADJ [ADJ n] In Britain, a sponsored event is an event in which people try to do something such as walk or run a particular distance in order to raise money for charity. □  The sponsored walk will raise money for AIDS care.

spon|sor|ship /spɒ nsə ^r ʃ I p/

1 N‑UNCOUNT Sponsorship is financial support given by a sponsor. □  Campbell is one of an ever-growing number of skiers in need of sponsorship.

2 N‑UNCOUNT Sponsorship of something is the act of sponsoring it. □  When it is done properly, arts sponsorship can be more effective than advertising.

spon|ta|neity /spɒ ntəne I I ti/ N‑UNCOUNT Spontaneity is spontaneous, natural behaviour. □  He had the spontaneity of a child.

spon|ta|neous /spɒnte I niəs/

1 ADJ Spontaneous acts are not planned or arranged, but are done because someone suddenly wants to do them. □  Their spontaneous outbursts of song were accompanied by lively music. ●  spon|ta|neous|ly ADV [usu ADV with v, oft ADV adj] □  As soon as the tremor passed, many people spontaneously arose and cheered.

2 ADJ A spontaneous event happens because of processes within something rather than being caused by things outside it. □  I had another spontaneous miscarriage at around the 16th to 18th week. ●  spon|ta|neous|ly ADV [ADV after v] □  Usually a woman's breasts produce milk spontaneously after the birth.

spoof /spuː f/ (spoofs ) N‑COUNT A spoof is something such as an article or television programme that seems to be about a serious matter but is actually a joke. □  …a spoof on Hollywood life.

spook /spuː k/ (spooks , spooking , spooked )

1 N‑COUNT A spook is a ghost. [INFORMAL ]

2 N‑COUNT A spook is a spy. [AM , INFORMAL ] □  …as a U.S. intelligence spook said yesterday.

3 VERB If people are spooked , something has scared them or made them nervous. [mainly AM ] □ [V n] But was it the wind that spooked her? □ [be V -ed] Investors were spooked by slowing economies. ●  spooked ADJ [v-link ADJ ] □  He was so spooked that he began to believe he heard strange clicks on the telephone.