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{ "term": "great", "partOfSpeech": "adjective", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "very good or pleasant", "sensetop": "it is great to do somethinggreat with somebody/something", "labels": "(informal)(ironic)(informal)(informal)(informal)(informal)(informal)(British English, informal)(informal, especially North American English)(informal)", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "He's a great bloke." }, { "text": "What a great goal!" }, { "text": "We had a **great time** in Madrid." }, { "text": "You should have come along. It was **great fun**." }, { "text": "You've done a **great job**." }, { "text": "I think that's a **great idea**." }, { "text": "It's a **great way** to meet new people." }, { "text": "New Zealand is a **great place** to live." }, { "text": "This is a **great opportunity** for us." }, { "text": "He missed a **great chance** to score in the final minutes of the match." }, { "text": "It's great to see you again.", "contextForm": "it is great to do something" }, { "text": "He's great with the kids.", "contextForm": "great with somebody/something" }, { "text": "‘Why don't we order a pizza?’ ‘That sounds great.’" }, { "text": "‘I'll pick you up at seven.’ ‘That'll be great, thanks.’" }, { "text": "Oh great, they left without us." }, { "text": "The food smells absolutely great." }, { "text": "You're a great cook—this is delicious!" }, { "text": "That's really great news!" } ], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"], "adverb": ["just", "really", "absolutely"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "much more than average in degree or quantity", "labels": "(ironic)(informal)(informal, non-standard)", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "This is a matter of **great importance.**" }, { "text": "The lack of clean drinking water is of **great concern**." }, { "text": "The concert had been a **great success**." }, { "text": "Her death was a great shock to us all." }, { "text": "It gives me great pleasure to welcome you here today." }, { "text": "We will be following his progress with **great interest**." }, { "text": "one of the **greatest challenges** facing the world today" }, { "text": "These women represent a group at **greater risk** of developing particular cancers." }, { "text": "Take great care of it." }, { "text": "You've been a great help." }, { "text": "You've been a great help, I must say *(= no help at all)*." }, { "text": "We are all **to a great extent** the products of our culture." }, { "text": "The problem is treated **in great detail** in the book." }, { "text": "The play was a very great success." }, { "text": "Don't worry. It's no great problem." }, { "text": "They examined the figures in great detail." } ], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "become"], "adverb": ["very"], "phrases": ["great big", "no great"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "very large; much bigger than average in size or quantity", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "A great crowd had gathered." }, { "text": "People were arriving in **great numbers**." }, { "text": "The **great majority of** *(= most)* people seem to agree with this view." }, { "text": "He must have fallen from a great height." }, { "text": "She lived to a great age." } ], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "become"], "adverb": ["very"], "phrases": ["great big", "no great"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "used to emphasize an adjective of size or quality", "labels": "(informal)", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "There was a **great big** pile of books on the table." }, { "text": "He cut himself a great thick slice of cake." }, { "text": "There's a great big hole in this sleeve." } ], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "become"], "adverb": ["very"], "phrases": ["great big", "no great"] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "extremely good in ability or quality and therefore admired by many people", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Gary Kasparov, undoubtedly the **greatest** chess **player** of all time" }, { "text": "He has been described as the world's greatest violinist." }, { "text": "Sherlock Holmes, the great detective" }, { "text": "Great art has the power to change lives." }, { "text": "This represents a **great achievement**." }, { "text": "He was a truly **great man**." } ], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be"], "adverb": ["really", "truly", "very"] } }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "important and impressive", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The wedding was a great occasion." }, { "text": "This is a **great day** for the city of Chicago." }, { "text": "**The great thing** is to get it done quickly." }, { "text": "One great advantage of this metal is that it doesn't rust." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "having high status or a lot of influence", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "the **great powers** *(= important and powerful countries)*" }, { "text": "We can make this country great again." }, { "text": "Alexander the Great" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "in a very good state of physical or mental health", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "She seemed in great spirits *(= very cheerful)*." }, { "text": "I **feel great** today." }, { "text": "I don’t feel too great." }, { "text": "Everyone's in great form." }, { "text": "You're **looking great**. Marriage must suit you!" } ], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "feel", "look"], "adverb": ["just", "really", "absolutely"] } }, { "senseNumber": 9, "definition": "able to do something well", "sensetop": "great at (doing) something", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "She's great at chess." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 10, "definition": "very suitable or useful for something", "sensetop": "great for doing somethinggreat for something", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "This gadget's great for opening jars.", "contextForm": "great for doing something" }, { "text": "Try this cream—it's great for spots.", "contextForm": "great for something" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 11, "definition": "used when you are emphasizing a particular description of somebody/something", "examples": [ { "text": "We are great friends." }, { "text": "I've never been a great reader *(= I do not read much)*." }, { "text": "She's a great talker, isn't she?" }, { "text": "I am a great admirer of your work." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 12, "definition": "added to words for family members to show a further stage in relationship", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "my great-aunt *(= my father’s or mother’s aunt)*" }, { "text": "her great-grandson *(= the grandson of her son or daughter)*" }, { "text": "my great-great-grandfather *(= the grandfather of my grandfather)*" } ], "topics": ["Family and relationships"] }, { "senseNumber": 13, "definition": "used in the names of animals or plants that are larger than similar kinds", "examples": [ { "text": "the great tit" } ], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "become"], "adverb": ["very"], "phrases": ["great big", "no great"] } }, { "senseNumber": 14, "definition": "used with the name of a city to describe an area that includes the centre of the city and a large area all round it", "examples": [ { "text": "Greater London" } ], "collocations": { "verbs": ["be", "become"], "adverb": ["very"], "phrases": ["great big", "no great"] } }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be doing something quickly and successfully", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "Work is going great guns now." } ], "topics": ["Success"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be better or more effective as a group than you would think just by looking at the individual members of the group", "examples": [ { "text": "The team is greater than the sum of its parts." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to do something a lot; to enjoy something", "examples": [ { "text": "He's never been a great one for keeping in touch." }, { "text": "You're a great one for quizzes, aren't you?" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be not very good, efficient, suitable, etc.", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "much; a lot", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "She's feeling a good deal better." }, { "text": "We don't see them a great deal *(= often)* these days." }, { "text": "They spent a great deal of money." }, { "text": "A good deal of research has been done on the subject." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "people who are very successful, admired and respected", "examples": [ { "text": "Universities around the world award honorary degrees to the great and the good." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "of all sizes or types", "examples": [ { "text": "all creatures great and small" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to refer to where a particular person is imagined to go when they die or a thing when it is no longer working, similar to the place they were connected with on earth", "labels": "(humorous)", "examples": [ { "text": "Their pet rabbit had gone to the great rabbit hutch in the sky." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say that you and another person must both be very clever because you have had the same idea or agree about something", "labels": "(informal, humorous)", "examples": [], "topics": ["Opinion and argument"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "something large and successful often begins in a very small way", "labels": "(saying)", "examples": [], "topics": ["Success"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to put a lot of effort into doing something", "examples": [ { "text": "The couple went to great pains to keep their plans secret." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to do something very carefully", "examples": [ { "text": "He always takes great pains with his lectures." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ɡreɪt/", "audio": "gr/great/great__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ɡreɪt/", "audio": "gr/great/great__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English grēat ‘big’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch groot and German gross." }