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{
"term": "naturally",
"partOfSpeech": "adverb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "in a way that you would expect",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Naturally, I get upset when things go wrong."
},
{
"text": "After a while, we naturally started talking about the children."
},
{
"text": "‘Did you complain about the noise?’ ‘Naturally.’"
},
{
"text": "It was late, so naturally her mother was worried."
},
{
"text": "We heard a loud crash, so naturally we went outside to investigate."
}
],
"synonyms": "of course"
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "without special help, treatment or action by somebody",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "**naturally occurring** chemicals"
},
{
"text": "plants that grow naturally in poor soils"
},
{
"text": "The enzyme is naturally present in garlic."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "as a normal, logical result of something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "This leads naturally to my next point."
},
{
"text": "The topic arose naturally in the conversation."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "in a way that shows or uses abilities or qualities that a person or an animal is born with",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "to be naturally artistic"
},
{
"text": "a **naturally gifted** athlete"
},
{
"text": "Most birds are naturally timid."
},
{
"text": "She was naturally gifted when it came to music."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "in a relaxed and normal way",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Just act naturally."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "if something comes naturally to you, you are able to do it very easily and very well",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Making money came naturally to him."
},
{
"text": "We were simply doing what came naturally."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈnætʃrəli/",
"audio": "na/naturally/naturally__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈnætʃrəli/",
"audio": "na/naturally/naturally__us_1_rr.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}