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{
"term": "massive",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "very large, heavy and solid",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a massive rock"
},
{
"text": "the massive walls of the castle"
},
{
"text": "Keith shrugged his massive shoulders."
},
{
"text": "She could see the whole massive bulk of the cathedral."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "extremely large or serious",
"labels": "(British English, informal)",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The government put massive amounts of money into the health service."
},
{
"text": "The Chancellor is to announce a massive increase in spending."
},
{
"text": "These farmers grow crops on a massive scale."
},
{
"text": "He suffered a massive heart attack."
},
{
"text": "Their house is massive."
},
{
"text": "They have a massive great house."
},
{
"text": "Their appeal is massive in Australia."
},
{
"text": "The explosion made a massive hole in the ground."
},
{
"text": "The band's new album was a massive hit."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "very successful or important",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "This band is going to be massive."
},
{
"text": "There has never been anything like this done here before. It's going to be massive."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈmæsɪv/",
"audio": "ma/massive/massive__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈmæsɪv/",
"audio": "ma/massive/massive__us_2.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from French massif, -ive, from Old French massis, based on Latin massa, from Greek maza ‘barley cake’."
}