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{
"term": "comfortable",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "making you feel physically relaxed; pleasant to wear, sit on, etc.",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "It's such a comfortable bed."
},
{
"text": "These new shoes are not very comfortable."
},
{
"text": "clothes that are comfortable to wear"
},
{
"text": "a warm comfortable house"
},
{
"text": "Let me slip into something more comfortable *(= change into more comfortable clothing)*."
},
{
"text": "The bed felt comfortable."
},
{
"text": "The hotel was comfortable enough."
},
{
"text": "an extremely comfortable chair"
},
{
"text": "It is advisable to wear loose, comfortable clothing."
},
{
"text": "It's an elegant, comfortable house with good views from the windows."
},
{
"text": "We must think how we can make the room more comfortable for you."
},
{
"text": "I'll change into something more comfortable when I get home."
}
],
"topics": ["Clothes and Fashion"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"phrases": [
"change into something more comfortable",
"slip into something more comfortable"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "feeling physically relaxed in a pleasant way; warm enough, without pain, etc.",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Are you comfortable?"
},
{
"text": "She shifted into a more comfortable position on the chair."
},
{
"text": "Please **make yourself comfortable** while I get some coffee."
},
{
"text": "The patient is comfortable *(= not in pain)* after his operation."
},
{
"text": "This bed is lumpy—I just can't seem to **get comfortable**."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"],
"adverb": ["very", "completely", "entirely"],
"preposition": ["about", "with"],
"phrases": ["comfortable in your (own) skin"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "confident about something and not worried or afraid",
"sensetop": "comfortable with something/somebodycomfortable about somethingcomfortable about doing somethingcomfortable doing somethingcomfortable in somethingcomfortable in doing something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "She was clearly quite comfortable and relaxed."
},
{
"text": "He's more comfortable with computers than with people.",
"contextForm": "comfortable with something/somebody"
},
{
"text": "I was not entirely comfortable about the plans they had made.",
"contextForm": "comfortable about something"
},
{
"text": "I didn't **feel comfortable** about accepting the money.",
"contextForm": "comfortable about doing something"
},
{
"text": "She seems comfortable giving a speech without notes.",
"contextForm": "comfortable doing something"
},
{
"text": "He didn't **look comfortable** in his role as the vicar.",
"contextForm": "comfortable in something"
},
{
"text": "I never feel very comfortable in her presence."
},
{
"text": "Students will become more comfortable in expressing their ideas.",
"contextForm": "comfortable in doing something"
},
{
"text": "I don't feel comfortable with him."
},
{
"text": "She didn't feel comfortable about going out alone."
},
{
"text": "They didn't feel comfortable about her travelling alone."
}
],
"topics": ["Personal qualities"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "having enough money to buy what you want without worrying about the cost",
"examples": [
{
"text": "They're not millionaires, but they're certainly very comfortable."
},
{
"text": "He makes a comfortable living."
},
{
"text": "They come from comfortable middle-class families."
},
{
"text": "I had a relatively comfortable life in Brazil."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be"],
"adverb": ["very", "quite", "relatively"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "quite large; allowing you to win easily",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The party won with a comfortable majority."
},
{
"text": "a comfortable 2–0 win"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈkʌmftəbl//ˈkʌmfətəbl/",
"audio": "co/comfortable/comfortable__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈkʌmftəbl//ˈkʌmfərtəbl/",
"audio": "co/comfortable/comfortable__us_4.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English (in the sense ‘pleasant, pleasing’): from Anglo-Norman French confortable, from conforter ‘to comfort’, from late Latin confortare ‘strengthen’, from com- (expressing intensive force) + Latin fortis ‘strong’."
}