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{
"term": "formal",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "very correct and suitable for official or important occasions",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "ladies in formal evening wear"
},
{
"text": "The dinner was a formal affair."
},
{
"text": "He kept the tone of the letter formal and businesslike."
},
{
"text": "His manner was stiffly formal."
},
{
"text": "Her words sounded oddly formal."
},
{
"text": "The greeting was polite, almost formal."
},
{
"text": "He insisted on formal dress for dinner."
},
{
"text": "Howard has a rather formal way of speaking."
},
{
"text": "In those days, tutors were formal and distant."
},
{
"text": "She has a very formal manner, which can seem unfriendly."
}
],
"topics": ["Clothes and Fashion"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "seem", "sound"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "official; following an agreed or official way of doing things",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "formal legal processes"
},
{
"text": "to make a **formal complaint**"
},
{
"text": "There has been no formal announcement of her resignation yet."
},
{
"text": "There followed a formal request for military aid."
},
{
"text": "Formal diplomatic relations between the two countries were re-established in December."
},
{
"text": "It is time to put these arrangements on a slightly more formal basis."
},
{
"text": "On receipt of a formal complaint the inspectorate is required to investigate."
},
{
"text": "Once the loan has been approved we'll send a formal agreement for you to sign."
},
{
"text": "The government has lodged a formal diplomatic protest about the decision."
},
{
"text": "The organization is not a formal political party."
},
{
"text": "The two governments announced their formal acceptance of the scheme."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "seem", "sound"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "received in a school, college or university, with lessons, exams, etc., rather than gained just through practical experience",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "He has no formal teaching qualifications."
},
{
"text": "Young children are beginning their **formal education** as early as four years old."
},
{
"text": "Inness received little **formal **artistic **training**."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "connected with the way something is done rather than what is done",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Getting approval for the plan is a purely formal matter; nobody will seriously oppose it."
},
{
"text": "The monarch retains largely formal duties."
},
{
"text": "Critics have concentrated too much on the formal elements of her poetry, without really looking at what it is saying."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be"],
"adverb": ["merely", "purely", "largely"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "arranged in a regular manner, according to a clear, exact plan",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "delightful formal gardens, with terraced lawns and an avenue of trees"
},
{
"text": "Large French doors on the first floor open out onto a formal garden."
}
],
"topics": ["Buildings"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈfɔːml/",
"audio": "fo/formal/formal__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈfɔːrml/",
"audio": "fo/formal/formal__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin formalis, from forma ‘shape, mould’."
}