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{
"term": "definite",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"academic": true,
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "sure or certain; unlikely to change",
"sensetop": "definite that…for definite",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Can you give me a definite answer by tomorrow?"
},
{
"text": "No definite conclusions can be drawn from this study."
},
{
"text": "They have very definite ideas on how to bring up children."
},
{
"text": "Is it definite that he's leaving?",
"contextForm": "definite that…"
},
{
"text": "I've heard rumours, but nothing definite."
},
{
"text": "I'm not sure—I can find out for definite if you like.",
"contextForm": "for definite"
},
{
"text": "That's definite then, is it?"
},
{
"text": "Have they made you a definite offer of a job?"
},
{
"text": "She has very definite views on this subject."
},
{
"text": "I need a definite yes or no."
}
],
"topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "easily or clearly seen or understood; obvious",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The look on her face was a definite sign that something was wrong."
},
{
"text": "There was a definite feeling that things were getting worse."
},
{
"text": "a definite plus/advantage"
},
{
"text": "There was a definite improvement in the sound"
}
],
"synonyms": "clear"
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "sure that something is true or that something is going to happen and stating it to other people",
"sensetop": "definite about somethingdefinite that…",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I'm definite about this.",
"contextForm": "definite about something"
},
{
"text": "He was pretty definite about the price."
},
{
"text": "She was definite that they weren't coming till next week.",
"contextForm": "definite that…"
}
],
"topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈdefɪnət/",
"audio": "de/definite/definite__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈdefɪnət/",
"audio": "de/definite/definite__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent.: from Latin definitus ‘defined, set within limits’, past participle of definire, from de- (expressing completion) + finire ‘finish’."
}