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{
"term": "moderate",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "that is neither very good, large, hot, etc. nor very bad, small, cold, etc.",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "students of moderate ability"
},
{
"text": "Even moderate amounts of the drug can be fatal."
},
{
"text": "The team enjoyed only moderate success last season."
},
{
"text": "Cook over a moderate heat."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be"],
"adverb": ["very", "fairly", "relatively"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "having or showing opinions, especially about politics, that are not extreme",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "**moderate views/policies**"
},
{
"text": "a moderate socialist"
}
],
"topics": ["Opinion and argument", "Politics"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be"],
"adverb": ["very", "fairly", "relatively"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "staying within limits that are considered to be reasonable by most people",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a moderate drinker"
},
{
"text": "moderate wage demands"
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be"],
"adverb": ["very", "fairly", "relatively"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈmɒdərət/",
"audio": "mo/moderate/moderate__gb_4.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈmɑːdərət/",
"audio": "mo/moderate/moderate__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin moderat- ‘reduced, controlled’, from the verb moderare; related to modest."
}