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{
"term": "mixed",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "consisting of different qualities or elements",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a mixed diet"
},
{
"text": "beaches with mixed sand and shingle"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "having both good and bad qualities or feelings",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "I still **have mixed feelings** about going to Brazil *(= I am not sure what to think)*."
},
{
"text": "I listened to her story with **mixed emotions**."
},
{
"text": "These studies have produced mixed results."
},
{
"text": "The results were **decidedly mixed**."
},
{
"text": "The weather has been very mixed recently."
},
{
"text": "Having a famous father can be a **mixed blessing**."
},
{
"text": "The play was given a **mixed reception** by the critics *(= some liked it, some did not)*."
},
{
"text": "The film met with a **mixed reaction** from viewers and critics."
},
{
"text": "British athletes had mixed fortunes in yesterday's competition."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be"],
"adverb": ["decidedly", "extremely", "very"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "consisting of different kinds of people, for example, people from different races and cultures",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "an ethnically mixed community"
},
{
"text": "people of mixed race"
},
{
"text": "a mixed marriage *(= between two people of different races or religions)*"
},
{
"text": "She was born to parents of mixed race."
},
{
"text": "a neighbourhood with a mixed population"
}
],
"topics": ["Family and relationships", "People in society"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be"],
"adverb": ["decidedly", "extremely", "very"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "consisting of different types of the same thing",
"labels": "(British English)",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a mixed salad"
},
{
"text": "I served chicken with mixed vegetables."
},
{
"text": "a mixed woodland of ash, oak and birch"
},
{
"text": "The students in the class are of **mixed ability** *(= different levels of ability)*."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be"],
"adverb": ["decidedly", "extremely", "very"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "for or including members of both sexes",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a mixed school"
},
{
"text": "I'd rather not talk about it in mixed company."
}
],
"topics": ["Education"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be"],
"adverb": ["decidedly", "extremely", "very"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/mɪkst/",
"audio": "mi/mixed/mixed__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/mɪkst/",
"audio": "mi/mixed/mixed__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English mixt: from Old French mixte, from Latin mixtus, past participle of miscere ‘to mix’."
}