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{
"term": "modest",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "not very large, expensive, important, etc.",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "modest improvements/reforms"
},
{
"text": "He charged a relatively modest fee."
},
{
"text": "She grew up in a modest little house in the suburbs."
},
{
"text": "The research was carried out on a modest scale."
},
{
"text": "He is looking to improve on his relatively modest achievements so far."
},
{
"text": "Our requirements seem fairly modest."
},
{
"text": "The new homes are modest in scale, but very comfortable."
},
{
"text": "The FTSE staged a modest recovery to be 6.5 points down."
},
{
"text": "There has been a modest improvement in the situation."
},
{
"text": "They live in modest comfort."
},
{
"text": "a modest aim/achievement/ambition/goal/success"
},
{
"text": "a modest contribution/expenditure/fee/gain/investment/outlay/profit/sum"
},
{
"text": "a modest size/amount/quantity/scale/share/proportion"
},
{
"text": "modest premises"
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "seem"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"preposition": ["in"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "not talking much about your own abilities or possessions",
"labels": "(approving)",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She's very modest about her success."
},
{
"text": "You're too modest!"
},
{
"text": "He is modest about his achievements."
},
{
"text": "She would be falsely modest not to acknowledge that she had come a very long way since those early days."
},
{
"text": "Don't be so modest! You're a very talented player."
},
{
"text": "He was a quiet, modest man."
}
],
"topics": ["Personal qualities"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "look", "remain"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"preposition": ["about"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "shy about showing much of the body; not intended to attract attention, especially in a sexual way",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a modest dress"
}
],
"synonyms": "demure"
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈmɒdɪst/",
"audio": "mo/modest/modest__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈmɑːdɪst/",
"audio": "mo/modest/modest__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent.: from French modeste, from Latin modestus ‘keeping due measure’, related to modus ‘measure’."
}