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{
"term": "incredible",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "impossible or very difficult to believe",
"sensetop": "it is incredible that…it is incredible to somebody that…it is incredible how…it is incredible to do something",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "an **incredible story**"
},
{
"text": "It seemed incredible that she had been there a week already.",
"contextForm": "it is incredible that…"
},
{
"text": "It's just incredible to me that only one person was hurt.",
"contextForm": "it is incredible to somebody that…"
},
{
"text": "It really is incredible how she managed to get away with it.",
"contextForm": "it is incredible how…"
},
{
"text": "It's incredible to think that the affair had been going on for years.",
"contextForm": "it is incredible to do something"
},
{
"text": "Most people find this claim utterly incredible."
},
{
"text": "Even today, the story seems incredible."
},
{
"text": "It was incredible but true."
},
{
"text": "She told me he was dead. It seemed incredible."
},
{
"text": "The speed of her recovery seems almost incredible."
},
{
"text": "You surely don't believe this incredible accusation against him?"
},
{
"text": "The prize money is an incredible $6 million."
},
{
"text": "The demand for the new product has been quite incredible."
}
],
"synonyms": "unbelievable",
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "seem", "sound"],
"adverb": ["really", "truly", "absolutely"],
"preposition": ["to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "extremely good",
"sensetop": "it is incredible to do somethingsomething is incredible to do",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The hotel was incredible."
},
{
"text": "You're pretty incredible, Barbara."
},
{
"text": "Standing waiting for the marathon to start was the most incredible feeling."
},
{
"text": "This is an incredible opportunity for us as a company."
},
{
"text": "The trip to Costa Rica was an incredible experience."
},
{
"text": "It's just incredible to have him home again.",
"contextForm": "it is incredible to do something"
},
{
"text": "The Yorkshire forests were incredible to drive in.",
"contextForm": "something is incredible to do"
}
],
"synonyms": "amazing"
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "extremely large",
"labels": "(informal)",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "an **incredible amount** of work"
},
{
"text": "The UFO zoomed off at an incredible speed."
},
{
"text": "The prices they charge are absolutely incredible."
},
{
"text": "He seemed to spend an incredible amount of money."
},
{
"text": "I felt an incredible sense of relief."
},
{
"text": "Tourism is of incredible importance to the country's economy."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "seem", "sound"],
"adverb": ["really", "truly", "absolutely"],
"preposition": ["to"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈkredəbl/",
"audio": "in/incredible/incredible__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪnˈkredəbl/",
"audio": "in/incredible/incredible__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin incredibilis, from in- ‘not’+ credibilis (from credere ‘believe’)."
}