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

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "convenient",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "useful, easy or quick to do; not causing problems",
            "sensetop": "convenient for somebody/somethingit is convenient to do somethingit is convenient for somebody to do somethingconvenient to do",
            "labels": "(disapproving)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Fruit is a convenient source of vitamins and energy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A bicycle is often more convenient than a car in towns."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I can't see him now—it isn't convenient."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'll call back at a more convenient time."
                },
                {
                    "text": "For now, the most **convenient way** to access the internet remains the smartphone."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He used his wife's birthday as a convenient excuse for not going to the meeting."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He said meeting in Adelaide would be convenient for him as well.",
                    "contextForm": "convenient for somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "When would be convenient for a visit?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is very convenient to pay by credit card.",
                    "contextForm": "it is convenient to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's much more convenient for me to drive there.",
                    "contextForm": "it is convenient for somebody to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "You'll find these meals quick and convenient to prepare.",
                    "contextForm": "convenient to do"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We arranged a mutually convenient time to meet."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Would this be convenient for you?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He used his wife's birthday as a convenient excuse for not going to the meeting."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Holding the debate at that time was not politically convenient."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I can't see them now. It's not convenient."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Wait for a convenient moment to talk to her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We'll arrange a mutually convenient meeting place."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "prove", "seem"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["for", "to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "near to a particular place; easy to get to",
            "sensetop": "convenient for somethingconvenient to something",
            "labels": "(British English)(North American English)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The office is just five minutes from the station, so it's very convenient."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The house is very convenient for several schools.",
                    "contextForm": "convenient for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The house is quite convenient for the shops."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The hotel is convenient to downtown.",
                    "contextForm": "convenient to something"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "prove", "seem"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["for", "to"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈviːniənt/",
                "audio": "xc/convenient/xconvenient__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kənˈviːniənt/",
                "audio": "xc/convenient/xconvenient__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (in the sense ‘befitting, becoming, suitable’): from Latin convenient- ‘assembling, agreeing, fitting’, from the verb convenire ‘assemble, agree, fit’, from con- ‘together’ + venire ‘come’."
}