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{
"term": "natural",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"image": "data/images/mu/musicalnotation.png",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "existing in nature; not made or caused by humans",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "**the natural world** *(= of trees, rivers, animals and birds)*"
},
{
"text": "We should respect animals and the natural environment, which is their home."
},
{
"text": "a country’s **natural resources** *(= its coal, oil, forests, etc.)*"
},
{
"text": "wildlife in its natural habitat"
},
{
"text": "The natural beauty of flowers inspired Monet's experiments in colour."
},
{
"text": "All the materials used are natural."
},
{
"text": "My hair soon grew back to its natural colour *(= after being dyed*)."
},
{
"text": "The clothes are available in warm natural colours."
},
{
"text": "The building is designed to let in as much natural light as possible."
},
{
"text": "Your highlights look really natural."
},
{
"text": "The lovely natural setting was undisturbed."
},
{
"text": "It is important to preserve our country's natural heritage."
},
{
"text": "The designers were keen to respect the natural landscape."
},
{
"text": "Cooking is all about capturing the natural flavour of the food."
},
{
"text": "Only ochre and other natural colours are used in the wall paintings."
}
],
"topics": ["The environment"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be"],
"adverb": ["completely", "totally", "really"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "having little or no processing",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "natural yogurt *(= with no flavour added)*"
},
{
"text": "I try to eat a sugar-free, natural food diet."
},
{
"text": "Natural treatments have no unwanted side effects."
},
{
"text": "We made bread with a natural raising agent."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "normal; as you would expect",
"sensetop": "it is natural (for somebody) to do somethingit is natural that…",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "to die of **natural causes** *(= not by violence, but normally, of old age)*"
},
{
"text": "Singing for her was as natural as breathing."
},
{
"text": "He thought social inequality was all part of the natural order of things."
},
{
"text": "She was the natural choice for the job."
},
{
"text": "It's **only natural** to worry about your children.",
"contextForm": "it is natural (for somebody) to do something"
},
{
"text": "It's **perfectly natural** for you to feel annoyed."
},
{
"text": "It's natural that he would want to see his own son.",
"contextForm": "it is natural that…"
},
{
"text": "The man died of natural causes."
},
{
"text": "I had a quite natural desire to hit him."
},
{
"text": "They seemed to be the natural party of government."
},
{
"text": "It's only natural that she should feel upset."
}
],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["appear", "be", "feel"],
"adverb": ["only", "perfectly", "quite"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "used to describe behaviour or abilities that are part of the character that a person or an animal was born with",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "the natural agility of a cat"
},
{
"text": "the natural processes of language learning"
},
{
"text": "She has a natural ability with children."
},
{
"text": "Daniel's natural talent is for engineering."
},
{
"text": "It was my natural instinct to defend myself."
},
{
"text": "When body temperature is beginning to fall there is a natural tendency to fall asleep."
},
{
"text": "Children have a natural desire for affection and security."
},
{
"text": "Hunting is one of a cat's natural instincts."
},
{
"text": "Extreme shyness seemed to be part of her natural character."
},
{
"text": "His natural gifts as a preacher meant he was in great demand."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "having an ability that you were born with",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "He's a natural leader."
},
{
"text": "She's a natural rebel."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "relaxed and not pretending to be somebody/something different",
"examples": [
{
"text": "It's difficult to look natural when you're feeling nervous."
},
{
"text": "There's something really natural about her."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 7,
"definition": "related by blood",
"examples": [
{
"text": "His natural mother was unable to care for him so he was raised by an aunt."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 8,
"definition": "born to parents who are not married",
"labels": "(old use or formal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She was a natural daughter of King James II."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 9,
"definition": "based on human reason alone",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I am a firm believer in human rights and **natural law**."
},
{
"text": "It goes against **natural justice** to punish a child for the crimes of its parents."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 10,
"definition": "used after the name of a note to show that the note is neither sharp nor flat. The written symbol is (♮).",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "B natural"
}
],
"topics": ["Music"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈnætʃrəl/",
"audio": "na/natural/natural__gb_6.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈnætʃrəl/",
"audio": "na/natural/natural__us_1_rr.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English (in the sense ‘having a certain status by birth’): from Old French, from Latin naturalis, from natura ‘birth, nature, quality’, from nat- ‘born’, from the verb nasci."
}