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{
"term": "human",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "of or connected with people rather than animals, machines or gods",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "the **human body/brain**"
},
{
"text": "a terrible loss of **human life**"
},
{
"text": "**human development/activity/behaviour**"
},
{
"text": "**Human remains** *(= the body of a dead person)* were found inside the house."
},
{
"text": "Contact with other people is a basic **human need**."
},
{
"text": "This food is not fit for **human consumption**."
},
{
"text": "one of the greatest leaders in **human history**"
},
{
"text": "He tried to use a bystander as a human shield."
},
{
"text": "Firefighters formed a **human chain** *(= a line of people)* to carry the children to safety."
},
{
"text": "After washing her face, she felt **almost human** *(= like her normal self)* again."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "showing the weaknesses and desires that are typical of people, which means that other people should not criticize the person too much",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "human weaknesses/failings"
},
{
"text": "**It's only human** to want the best for your children."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "having the same feelings and emotions as most ordinary people",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "He's really very human when you get to know him."
},
{
"text": "Perhaps she's human after all, he thought."
},
{
"text": "The public is always attracted to politicians who have **the human touch** *(= the ability to make ordinary people feel relaxed when they meet them)*."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a person who is involved in a subject, issue, etc. and makes it easier for ordinary people to understand and have sympathy with it",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He is the human face of party politics."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "kind behaviour, considered to be natural to humans",
"labels": "(literary)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "that considers the needs of ordinary people",
"examples": [
{
"text": "This was science with a human face."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈhjuːmən/",
"audio": "hu/human/human__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈhjuːmən/",
"audio": "hu/human/human__us_2.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English humaine, from Old French humain(e), from Latin humanus, from homo ‘man, human being’. The present spelling became usual in the 18th cent.; compare with humane."
}