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{
"term": "careful",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "giving attention or thought to what you are doing so that you avoid hurting yourself, damaging something or doing something wrong",
"sensetop": "careful to do somethingcareful not to do somethingcareful when/what/how, etc.careful of/with somethingcareful about somethingcareful about doing somethingcareful (that)…",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Be careful!"
},
{
"text": "I was careful to keep out of sight.",
"contextForm": "careful to do something"
},
{
"text": "He's been careful to avoid significant debt."
},
{
"text": "Be careful not to wake the baby.",
"contextForm": "careful not to do something"
},
{
"text": "You must be careful when handling chemicals.",
"contextForm": "careful when/what/how, etc."
},
{
"text": "Be careful what you say."
},
{
"text": "Please be careful with my glasses *(= Don't break them)*.",
"contextForm": "careful of/with something"
},
{
"text": "Be careful of the traffic."
},
{
"text": "As a young actor, you have to be extremely careful about the roles you accept.",
"contextForm": "careful about something"
},
{
"text": "I’m very careful about washing my hands before eating *(= I make sure I do it)*.",
"contextForm": "careful about doing something"
},
{
"text": "Be careful you don't bump your head.",
"contextForm": "careful (that)…"
},
{
"text": "Be particularly careful when swimming in the lake."
},
{
"text": "Bitter past experience had made her careful of what she confided to Nadia."
},
{
"text": "He's very careful of his reputation."
},
{
"text": "She was quite careful about how she spoke to him."
}
],
"topics": ["Personal qualities"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "make somebody"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"preposition": ["about", "of", "with"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "giving a lot of attention to details",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "After **careful consideration** we have decided to offer you the job."
},
{
"text": "A successful party requires **careful planning**."
},
{
"text": "He praised the **careful attention** to detail shown by the report's authors."
},
{
"text": "She made a careful analysis of the evidence."
},
{
"text": "Careful study of finds from archaeological sites has confirmed this theory."
},
{
"text": "This is a very careful piece of work."
},
{
"text": "A careful examination of the facts suggests a different conclusion."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "not spending money on things that are unimportant",
"examples": [
{
"text": "His mother had always been careful with money."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to warn somebody that they should take care to avoid danger or problems",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Don't stay out in the sun for too long—you can't be too careful."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈkeəfl/",
"audio": "ca/careful/careful__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈkerfl/",
"audio": "ca/careful/careful__us_2.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English carful (see care, -ful)."
}