word-vault/dist/data/cards/co/comprehensive.json

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{
    "term": "comprehensive",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "including all, or almost all, the items, details, facts, information, etc., that may be involved",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a comprehensive list of addresses"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a comprehensive study"
                },
                {
                    "text": "comprehensive insurance *(= covering all risks)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The list is fairly comprehensive."
                },
                {
                    "text": "fully comprehensive insurance"
                },
                {
                    "text": "You are advised to take out comprehensive insurance."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "complete, full",
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "designed for students of all abilities in the same school",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Education"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "gained or lost by a large amount",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The cricket team finished the season with a comprehensive victory over their rivals."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌkɒmprɪˈhensɪv/",
                "audio": "co/comprehensive/comprehensive__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌkɑːmprɪˈhensɪv/",
                "audio": "co/comprehensive/comprehensive__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "early 17th cent.: from French compréhensif, -ive, from late Latin comprehensivus, from the verb comprehendere ‘grasp mentally’."
}